Killing Ground (2014)
“Beside him a young lance-corporal, from Yorkshire by the sound of it, seemed eager to get as much speed as he could from the much-used vehicle.
Howard had not realised just how tired he was after the lengthy journey from Scotland. On the final leg of the trip from Waterloo he had fallen into a deep sleep and had been awakened by a porter tapping his knee to tell him that the train had reached the end of the line. It had been Portsmouth Harbour station which had been so much a part of his life e...ven from childhood: the old wooden platform, through which you could see the water underfoot at high-tide, and the imposing masts and yards of Nelson’s old flagship Victory rising above the dockyard wall outside the station. He could recall walking through the yard shortly after the start of 1941, when there had been a devastating air raid on the city and anchorage. The continuous attack had lasted all night, and when a smoky dawn had laid bare the terrible destruction it had seemed a miracle that anything had survived.MoreLess
Howard had not realised just how tired he was after the lengthy journey from Scotland. On the final leg of the trip from Waterloo he had fallen into a deep sleep and had been awakened by a porter tapping his knee to tell him that the train had reached the end of the line. It had been Portsmouth Harbour station which had been so much a part of his life e...ven from childhood: the old wooden platform, through which you could see the water underfoot at high-tide, and the imposing masts and yards of Nelson’s old flagship Victory rising above the dockyard wall outside the station. He could recall walking through the yard shortly after the start of 1941, when there had been a devastating air raid on the city and anchorage. The continuous attack had lasted all night, and when a smoky dawn had laid bare the terrible destruction it had seemed a miracle that anything had survived.MoreLess
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