The Vital Nail
Samways, Bruce / Keele, Rosemary
The Vital Nail recalls a period between 1936 and 1945. Bruce Samways as a young teenager moves from Watford to Gillingham in Dorset where his father helps run the family pharmacy. Bruce falls in love with a young Peggy and then gains a scholarship to Queens' College, Cambridge to study physics and maths. His adventures really begin at the outbreak of war when 19 year old Bruce finds himself caught up in the secret world of radar development, t...