tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-89747147690813395762024-03-13T09:55:20.157-07:00One Woman's WarNinety-one year old Eileen Younghusband served as an officer in the Women's Auxiliary Air Force in WW2. Deciding to volunteer at the age of eighteen, her mathematical abilities lead to her training as a Clerk Special Duties, a vital part of the Radar chain. She found herself working in the Filter Room. She tracked the V1s over Kent and London and gave the first "Big Ben" warning of a V2, which landed on Chiswick on September 8th, 1944.Candy Jarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12620161474494513052noreply@blogger.comBlogger60125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8974714769081339576.post-6450980459719148472015-09-16T04:16:00.000-07:002016-02-15T08:10:00.397-08:0075TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN, ST. PAUL'S CATHEDRAL<div style="background-color: white; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px;">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The Battle of Britain stands as one of the most iconic events in Eileen’s long and fascinating life. Widely commended as honest and authoritative voice in stories told of the Second World War, Eileen joined the forces at the young age of eighteen and played a crucial role in the fight against Hitler as the first to detect the V2 bombs as they approached London in. Her two books published by Candy Jar, <i>Men I Have Known</i> and <i>One Woman’s War</i> tell her story, from anecdotes of her meetings with prominent historical figures to her time in the radar rooms of WW2.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Eileen, as a prevalent literary figure as well as a promoter of adult education, also recently attended the esteemed literary event The Hay Festival, where she spoke at length to <i>The Telegraph</i>’s Martin Chilton and his audience about her books and the fascinating events in her life which inspired them. Both books can be purchased from via <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/b/?ie=UTF8&node=266239&tag=googhydr-21&hvadid=59488620411&hvpos=1t1&hvexid=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=6151223963621736869&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=b&hvdev=c&ref=pd_sl_8wzhoma2uf_b" style="color: #777777; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Amazon</a> and the <a href="http://www.freewebstore.org/Candy-Jar-Store" style="color: #777777; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Candy Jar website</a></span></div>
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Candy Jarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12620161474494513052noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8974714769081339576.post-12795847696044707182015-05-27T04:20:00.000-07:002016-02-15T08:10:39.433-08:00HAY FESTIVAL<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px;">Yesterday Eileen and Hayley travelled up through part of the beautiful Brecon Beacons to attend the famous Hay Festival. Hay is renowned for its commendation of great writing. Poets, scientists, lyricists, comedians, novelists and environmentalists worldwide gather together to host talks on their innovative publications. The exchanging of views and collaboration of ideas has earned Hay Festival the label of ‘the Woodstock of the mind’. During May 2015, well-known writers and personalities such as Stephen Fry, Bear Grylls, Malorie Blackman and Michael Morpurgo were invited to join the literary celebrations as well as Candy Jar Books’ very own Eileen Younghusband.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px;">Ninety-three year old Eileen was incredibly honoured and humbled to be invited to talk at the prestigious festival and even got bumped up to the largest tent on site. She was interviewed by the </span><i style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px;">Telegraph</i><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px;">’s, brilliant Martin Chilton and they had a great long chat about her extraordinary life in front of a captive audience. Eileen had a wonderful time and would like to thank all those who attended.</span><br />
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Here at Candy Jar Books we're delighted to announce that Eileen Younghusband, hero of the Second World War, adult education campaigner and downright national treasure, will be appearing at this year's Hay Festival on 26th May 2015. Now into her ninth decade, Eileen, author of <a href="http://www.candy-jar.co.uk/books/onewomanswar.html" style="color: #777777; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><i>One Woman's War</i></a> and <a href="http://www.candy-jar.co.uk/books/menihaveknown.html" style="color: #777777; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><i>Men I Have Known</i></a>, both published by Candy Jar Books, is a natural raconteur, as evinced by her upcoming appearance in the BBC's <i>Britain's Greatest Generation</i>. Expect tales of her time in the Filter Room, the radar hub which orchestrated the RAF's heroic campaigns, from the Battle of Britain to the Dambuster raids, throughout World War Two. To read more, and to book tickets for this event, visit the website of our friends at the Hay Festival by clicking <a href="https://www.hayfestival.com/p-9740-eileen-younghusband-talks-to-martin-chilton.aspx" style="color: #777777; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">here</a>.</div>
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Candy Jarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12620161474494513052noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8974714769081339576.post-56326918968802282862014-10-06T07:04:00.000-07:002014-12-03T07:24:30.826-08:00EILEEN LAYS A GHOST TO RESTEileen has returned to the site of a concentration camp where she worked as a translator following the end of World War Two. The notorious Fort Breendonk, situated near Antwerp, was captured by the Nazis during their invasion of Belgium; re-purposed into a prison camp for political prisoners, resistance members and Jews, the site witnessed innumerable tortures and executions until its liberation by Allied forces in 1944.<br />
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Eileen was in Belgium to commemorate the seventieth anniversary of the death of dambuster Guy Gibson, and hadn't originally intended to revisit Breendonk. Her reluctance is understandable. Not long after VE day, Eileen was drafted to unearth, and to explain to RAF officers, the extent of the atrocities carried out in the camp; on top of the horrors related to her, which included human waterwheels and boiling-water showers, she also had to contend with the Belgian collaborators then imprisoned there. <br />
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However, with the assistance of two RAF cadets, ultimately Eileen took the opportunity to, in her own words, 'lay a ghost to rest', and spent a day touring the memorial museum into which the camp has been
converted. Though glad to have done so, Eileen described the trip as 'very sombre'. Much of what she recalls from her service remains: the blood-stained posts to which prisoners were tied prior to being shot, the gallows, the mud field in which prisoners were buried up to their neck. <br />
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Eileen is to visit the grave of Guy Gibson, the leader of the Dambusters, to commemorate the seventieth anniversary of his death. Eileen was one of the radar operators to track the Dambusters' daring raid on three German reservoirs, and is also a resident of Gibson's hometown, Penarth.<br />
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Gibson was killed on 19th September 1944 while on a raid, and is buried in Seenbergen,
Holland. A Dutch family that has tended his grave since his death is to
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Eileen is traveling out with Penarth's '617 group', which helps former servicemen and women. In recognition of Allied food-drops in the region, they will deliver two hundred chocolate bars, donated by Penarth newsagent Snells, to local schoolchildren.<br />
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Eileen's time as a radar operator overseeing the Dambuster raids, the D-Day landings and the Battle of Britain, is recounted in her book <i>One Woman's War</i>, available from Candy Jar Books.<br />
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Eileen Younghusband, author of <i>One Woman’s War, </i>joined eighty of her fellow veterans at Bletchley
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For many decades after the end of the war, employees of
Bletchley Park were so tight-lipped about their top-secret work that Churchill labelled
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Eileen herself joined the war effort when she was nineteen,
in 1941, and served as a Filterer Officer on RAF bases across the country. Her own story went untold for years, she, like
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Official Secrets Act; it is now available in <b><a href="http://www.candy-jar.co.uk/books/onewomanswar.html" target="_blank">One Woman’s War</a></b>, an autobiography that is a testament to the
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Cardiff Bay Beach is the annual transformation of the heart of Cardiff Bay into
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On Thursday Eileen Younghusband BEM (August 14<sup>th</sup>), author of <i>One Woman’s War </i>and <i>Men I Have Known</i>,<i> </i>dazzled the crowds indulging the secrets of the WW2 Filter Room, and shared her memories of how women helped to win the war. We had a big surprise for Eileen, when <i>Britain’s Got Talent</i> candidate Nathan Wyburn unveiled and presented his portrait of Eileen created from a collage of images.</div>
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Candy Jarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12620161474494513052noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8974714769081339576.post-50399107714930129102014-08-19T03:48:00.000-07:002014-12-04T03:49:50.353-08:00EILEEN IMORTALISEDWith a BEM and a People's Book Prize under her belt, Eileen is no stranger to awards. But today she received an honour with a difference: a portrait by Cardiff artist Nathan Wyburn. Nathan, who will be familiar to many from his run to the final of Britain's Got Talent, is famous for creating his work out of unconventional materials; think Simon Cowell painted with Marmite, or Fabio Capello with spaghetti bolognese. So it's hardly a surprise that he didn't depict Eileen with watercolours. Instead, Nathan used miniature WW2-related images -- Churchill, Westminster, ration posters, rocket launches -- to recreate Eileen as she can be seen on the cover of <i>One Woman's War.</i><br />
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Nathan presented Eileen with his work at the opening of his show Not That Kind of Art, which is to run until the end of September in The Old Library. Eileen was delighted with the work, describing Nathan as a 'great talent'.<br />
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Eileen was thrilled to receive an email from Parisian students Isaure and Elvire who had chosen to base their school history project on <em>One Woman’s War</em>. The sixteen-year-olds felt Eileen’s book was an excellent resource for their presentation on Women in the RAF and contacted her with a few questions. Eileen has been in regular contact with the pair, one of whom is playing her in the assessed performance, and wishes them the best of luck with their upcoming exams. Candy Jarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12620161474494513052noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8974714769081339576.post-47244939508284871702014-03-16T14:21:00.003-07:002014-12-03T05:57:55.208-08:00EILEEN APPEARS ON EGGHEADSCandy Jar author Eileen Younghusband had an exciting opportunity to take part in the BBC TV show 'Eggheads' recently. Taking on the Eggheads as part of a 'People's Book Prize' team, Eileen battled it out over a range of topics including her specialty, Food and Drink.<br />
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Eileen has to remain tight-lipped about the outcome until the show is broadcast, but in the meantime, here's a picture of her and the rest of the gang on the day of filming:<br />
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Eileen has authored two titles with Candy Jar Books: One Womans' War and Men I Have Known, which are available via the usual outlets as well as direct from Candy Jar.<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px;">The winner is chosen solely by you the readers; the most significant judges of all. Founded by best-selling author Dame Beryl Bainbridge, it’s one of the only competitions to truly represent what the people want and enjoy – so we need your votes to showcase the amazing talent emerging from Candy Jar this year! Last year our very own book </span><a href="http://www.candy-jar.co.uk/books/onewomanswar.html" style="background-color: white; color: #777777; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px; text-decoration: none;">One Woman's War </a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px;">by Eileen Younghusband won the non-fiction category, and we are keen to score another win.</span><br />
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Eager to speak with the public, Eileen was able to talk about her time in the Secret Filter Room during WW2 with war enthusiasts, as well as any passer-by with a hint of curiosity.</div>
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It gave her a chance to speak about the impressive range of men she has met throughout her eventful life, as covered in the her fascinating new book <i>Men I Have Known. </i>The list includes Dylan Thomas, Rex Harrison, John Barrowman and even Idi Amin - all having varied degrees of impact on Eileen herself.</div>
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The cause of her visit was for the commemoration of Air Chief Marshall Sir Hugh Dowding - the man who led the team of officers working with Radar information collected from the stations around Britain's coast to detect enemy fire. The day featured a reveal of the site's recreation of the famous Filter Room - where Eileen worked relentlessly during WW2 when detecting enemy V2 rockets headed for Britain. She was accompanied by eight other WAAF veterans as part of the event's VIP guests.<br />
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The Filter Room was of vital importance to the outcome of the Battle of Britain, with the air-raid warnings a direct result of the WAAF's work in calculating the necessary information to detect where and when potential attacks were to occur.<br />
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Eileen was able to share a few moments of chatter with Prince Charles, speaking about her experiences of the war. In a bizarre reflection of history, they were surrounded by commemorative bronze statues of the various members who worked in the Filter Room - one of which was modelled after Eileen herself. She spoke of the Prince of Wales in high regard, stating that he had "a great sense of humour."<br />
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Ultimately, the event took place in order to acknowledge the secret efforts made to ensure the protection of Britain. Speaking of the day, Eileen says "For me, it was sadness and joy mixed together - remembering the dedication and comradeship of my fellow WAAF no longer here, but also reliving those days of struggle and hard work. It was a unique day and one which I will never forget."Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8974714769081339576.post-31823969612372429942013-09-02T04:35:00.000-07:002016-02-15T08:14:41.754-08:00MEN I HAVE KNOWN - EILEEN YOUNGHUSBAND<div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px;">
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Candy Jarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12620161474494513052noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8974714769081339576.post-64060285399159010362013-08-27T02:48:00.002-07:002013-08-27T02:58:54.267-07:00 ONE WOMAN'S WAR AND THE PEOPLE'S BOOK PRIZE - VIDEOIn May this year, Candy Jar author Eileen Younghusband was thrilled to learn that her book 'One Woman's War' won the People's Book Prize for non-fiction.<br />
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Eileen was overjoyed in receiving the prize – attending the award ceremony at Stationer's
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would like to thank everybody for voting for me. I am delighted.
However, I do feel some of the recognition must go to the small band of
women who went to war and contributed to victory in the Filter Rooms of
RAF Fighter Command in the defence of Britain. I dedicate this award to
all of them.”<br />
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You can watch a video interview with Eileen here:<br />
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The People’s Book Prize is a literary
competition open to all published authors and judged solely by the
general public. The annual event presented its first awards in 2010
following the death of its founding patron Dame Beryl Bainbridge DBE.<br />
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One Woman's War by Eileen Younghusband is available as a paperback priced £8.99. A DVD version, featuring historical footage from WW2, can also be bought from Candy Jar Books.<br />
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<a href="http://www.onewomanswar.co.uk/" target="_blank">www.onewomanswar.co.uk</a><br />
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<span class="cf1 fs22 ff2">Not a straightforward autobiography, <b><i>Men I Have Known</i></b>
is a tribute to the variety, the skills and the different characters of
the huge range of people she has come across during a long life
enriched by travel and adventure but also coloured by more than its fair
share of tragedy. Giving a unique, intimate and personal perspective on
some of the most influential men of the twentieth century, as well as
some characters hitherto unknown, Eileen writes about Winston Churchill,
Rex Harrison, Dylan Thomas, members of NASA, musicians at Glyndebourne,
actors, caterers, soldiers, politicians, and even Idi Amin!</span> <br />
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Eileen was interview by radio and TV broadcaster Roy Noble and you can watch it here:<br />
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The book is now available via all good book stores, online and via the <a href="http://www.candy-jar.co.uk/books/menihaveknown.html" target="_blank">Candy Jar website</a>.<br />
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<a href="http://www.candyjarbooks.co.uk/" target="_blank">www.candyjarbooks.co.uk</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8974714769081339576.post-61415861058075940612013-07-01T07:47:00.001-07:002013-07-01T07:49:20.726-07:00EILEEN VISITS INSOLE COURT!<span style="background-color: white; color: #454545; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">For a recent signing event, Eileen paid a visit to the Victorian Gothic mansion Insole Court in Llandaff, promoting One Woman's War, Not An Ordinary Life and her next project Men I Have Known. She spent the day talking and discussing her experiences about WWII as well as the many significant men she has met throughout her life.</span><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8974714769081339576.post-58104348709033024932013-05-31T04:20:00.000-07:002013-05-31T04:38:09.177-07:00EILEEN APPEARS IN THE SOUTH WALES ECHO!<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hot off her success at The People's Book Prize awards ceremony and her British Empire Medal (BEM), Eileen finds herself getting some well-deserved recognition for her achievments in today's edition of the South Wales Echo:</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Eileen Younghusband with her award-winning book 'One Woman's War'.</td></tr>
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</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8974714769081339576.post-77693039147201951302013-05-30T12:08:00.003-07:002013-05-30T12:09:22.056-07:00EILEEN WINS PEOPLE'S BOOK PRIZE!Candy Jar Books is pleased to announce that author Eileen Younghusband has been named winner of The People’s Book Prize in the non-fiction 2012/2013 category.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">From left to right: TPBP Winners: Griselda Heppel (Ante’s Inferno), Tatiana Wilson (TPBP Founder), <br />Eileen Younghusband (One Woman’s War), Frederick Forsyth CBE (TPBP Patron), Tony Humpreys <br />(TPBP Director), Amy Elliott-Smith (A Guide to Becoming Distinctly Average), William Ayot (E-Mail <br />From the Soul)</td></tr>
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Beating the competition of twelve other entries, it marks a proud moment in Eileen’s extraordinary life, as well as being a significant development in Candy Jar’s publishing career. The national literary prize, The People’s Book Prize had been accepting votes since reopening on May 21st. Candy Jar Books had two finalists shortlisted for the prize, Terry Cooper and Eileen Younghusband.
Both published by Cardiff-based Candy Jar Books, 91-year-old Eileen Younghusband’s book One Woman’s War had been shortlisted in the non-fiction category while Terry Cooper’s Kangazang!: Star Stuff beat other titles to become a nominated finalist in the fiction category of the competition.<br />
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With this proud victory comes another day of celebration. Tomorrow (Thursday) Eileen is attending a Buckingham Palace garden party to receive her British Empire Medal (BEM). The British Empire Medal is awarded to individuals for civil or military service worthy of recognition by the Crown.<br />
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Eileen was overjoyed in getting the prize. She said: “I would like to thank everybody for voting for me. I am delighted. However, I do feel some of the recognition must go to the small band of women who went to war and contributed to victory in the Filter Rooms of RAF Fighter Command in the defence of Britain. I dedicate this award to all of them.”<br />
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The People’s Book Prize is a literary competition open to all published authors and judged solely by the general public. The annual event presented its first awards in 2010 following the death of its founding patron Dame Beryl Bainbridge DBE.
Eileen wrote her book to help raise the awareness of the fundamental work of the Filter Room during the Second World War.<br />
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One Woman’s War is a personal account of war as a member of the Women’s Auxiliary Air Force (WAAF). She often conducts talks within the community and has recently appeared on the BBC’s The One Show in a short film discussing V2 rockets. Her book has even been endorsed by the likes of John Barrowman and Carwyn Jones.<br />
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Kangazang! Star Stuff is the second book of the hilarious Kangazang! Sci-Fi trilogy. The books have received rave reviews from the likes of former Doctor Who, Colin Baker and Starburst magazine who described his writing as “better than [Douglas] Adams”.<br />
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Although both Eileen and Terry are indeed pleased to have made it to the finalists, Eileen’s victory as winner of the non-fiction category serves as a fine example of a thrilling and unique perspective on one of Britain’s ‘darkest hours’, giving readers access to a previously secretive operation. Eileen and Candy Jar Books are both very grateful for all votes received, resulting in a momentous and proud moment for both parties involved.<br />
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For her next project, Eileen will release a book entitled Men I have Known – a chronicling of her various encounters in 91 years with many men of the world including Dylan Thomas, Idi Amin and Rex Harrison. Beyond the format of autobiography, it will instead focus on the difference and range of all the men that Eileen has met, providing an insightful perspective on the 20th Century and its key moments.
Voting reopened on the 21st May and continued until the awards ceremony on 29th May.<br />
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One Woman's War by Eileen Younghusband is available as a paperback priced £8.99. <br />
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<a href="http://www.onewomanswar.co.uk/" target="_blank">www.onewomanswar.co.uk</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.candyjarbooks.co.uk/" target="_blank">www.candyjarbooks.co.uk</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8974714769081339576.post-43642343231158904152013-05-29T06:07:00.000-07:002013-05-29T06:11:48.005-07:00PEOPLE'S BOOK PRIZE TONIGHT<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A final word of encouragement to those that haven't voted yet for the People's Book Prize: with mere hours away before the winners are announced later on tonight, now is your final chance to have your say in who should be the victor!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">With Eileen Younghusband's <i>One Woman's War </i>as part of the line-up (alongside Terry Cooper's <i>Kangazang! Star Stuff</i>) we are officially excited about tonight's event!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We have all worked to create something we are immensely proud of here at Candy Jar, and wish good luck to both Eileen and Terry in what is surely an exciting time for them as well!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Click on the link and cast your vote. You can find Eileen's <i>One Woman's War </i>under the 'non-fiction' category, and Terry Cooper's <i>Kangazang </i>under 'ficton'.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Get on it!:</span><a href="http://www.peoplesbookprize.com/finalist.php"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">www.peoplesbookprize.com/finalist.php</span></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8974714769081339576.post-56234335715327698932013-05-16T08:28:00.000-07:002013-05-16T07:57:50.804-07:00CELEBRATING THE DAMBUSTERS<div>
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-BF2L-6eosvg/UYfMAPzZuxI/AAAAAAAABNs/0N1-UhlGoOU/s1600/untitled.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-BF2L-6eosvg/UYfMAPzZuxI/AAAAAAAABNs/0N1-UhlGoOU/s1600/untitled.png" /></a>Little did I realise when I reported for duty at 1600 hours for the eight hour evening watch on May 16th 1943 what was ahead in the next few hours. Nor did I imagine that I would be part of the Filter Room team at Fighter Command HQ, Bentley Priory, tracking the flight of the Dambusters on their famous raid on the Mohne, Sorbe and Eder Dams on the Ruhr.</div>
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The Bomber Command teams, consisting of nineteen aircraft from 617 Squadron, left RAF Scampton on the night of 16th May in three groups. The first group was led by Squadron Leader Guy Gibson and included Mickie Martin, seconded from the Royal Australian Air Force. The second and third group followed at regular intervals. They were carrying the new “earthquake” bouncing bomb, invented by Barnes Wallis, scientist, engineer and inventor. The object was to drop their bombs on the approach to the dam wall so that it would be breached and cause vast flooding throughout the Ruhr area. This was where the majority of the vast manufacturing facilities were, producing Germany’s war weapons.</div>
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We picked them up as they left the British coast, heading for Germany and crossing via Holland. Flying low in order to evade German Radar, we were able to track them with our Chain Low Radar units. We had no idea of the importance of this mission. History tells us that the first wave managed successfully to drop two bombs breaching the Mohnesee dam. The following groups were not so successful. However, sufficient damage was done to put many factories out of action for some months and because of the flooding of agricultural land, cripple food production for many years. Sadly, many of the foreign slave workers from Belgian, Holland and France, employed in making armaments, were also killed.</div>
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When we picked up the aircraft tracks on their return, it was obvious we had lost a large number of aircraft in this operation. We were always advised of the squadrons operating and frequently several of the Filter Room personnel would have family or boy friends amongst the crews. Yet, they never failed in their duties, continuing to plot, to filter or to tell – the necessary tasks in this vital part of the Dowding System, which defended our shores and tracked our air crews.</div>
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Years later in the sixties, when running The Duke Hotel at Bratton, I had the privilege of meeting Mickie Martin and other members of that memorable operation when they called in for a meal during a reunion. On learning that my husband and I were both wartime members of the Royal Air Force, in no time a party developed and we played one of the games the crews indulged when letting off steam after an operation. Everyone would crouch on the floor, blindfolded and clutching a rolled newspaper. The object was to target a fellow player. If we managed to hit him with our paper, they were then out of the game until there was only one left – the winner then enjoyed free drinks for the rest of the night.<br />
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And now seventy years later on this special anniversary, the memories all come flooding back.
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8974714769081339576.post-36579445666974410672013-05-14T06:56:00.000-07:002013-05-14T06:56:00.410-07:00EILEEN APPEARS ON THE ONE SHOW!Author Eileen Younghusband recently appeared on BBC's The One Show, talking about how she helped track Hitler's V2 rockets during World War Two.<br />
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