Press play to hear the sounds and voices from the Veterans who feature in the book A Time To Fight LIVING AND REMEMBERING WWII
A TIME TO FIGHT LIVING AND REMEMBERING WWII by Robert D. Anderson released 30 April 2019 by Unicorn Publishing. This project took me on a three year journey. A book, two photography exhibitions Kingston upon Thames London and my hometown Inverness Scotland – invited to do a talk and book signing at Imperial War Museum Duxford England book signing in my local bookshop in Kew London and featured in many newspapers and magazines.
Dorothy Hayman who appears in the book at the Kew book signing.
Kingston upon Thames Museum hosted A Time To Fight exhibition.
A Time To Fight received some marvellous reviews – this one is from The Official British Army magazine Soldier.
Getting the word out – Selling Veteran Limited Edition signed prints at an WWII Veterans event in Portsmouth.
Pat Davies signs her print from the book A Time To Fight. Pat served as a Cipher in the WRNS who worked closely with Bletchley Park.
Peter Davies reads is own words in A Time To Fight. Peter was a Wireless Operator in the Tank Regiment and landed on D-Day on Sword Beach.
Jeff Haward was a machine gunner in the 51st Highland Division. Jeff was awarded the Military Medal from General Montgomery.
‘The book reveals the personal stories of the war, as veterans share their memories of their experiences. This book is an unforgettable document of a time when the world was in the balance. A TIME TO FIGHT is a fitting appreciation of a generation’
Good friend Rick Warden, who played First Lieutenant Harry Welsh in the HBO award winning series Band of Brothers, kindly added a few words at the start of the book.
As World War II recedes into history, and the generation that fought it slowly leaves us. Photographer Robert D. Anderson has embarked on an incredible project of commemoration. The portraits featured in A Time to Fight present contemporary images of World War II. Veterans alongside actors who participate in historical reenactments of the major events of the war. Featuring soldiers who were involved in major operations like Dunkirk, the Battle of Britain, D-Day, the Battle of the Bulge, and more.
