A War Time Log: Account of a young British Merchant seaman detained in the Concentration Camp, Drancy

Written by my father who is believed to have been one of the youngest British prisoners of war. At 15 years of age he joined the passenger cargo ship SS Davisian, belonging to the Harrison Line, to fulfill a childhood dream, to see the world. That dream was short lived. A few years later WWII started, his ship, a non-combatant merchant ship was sunk and he, along with the rest of his crew mates, watched from a life raft as their home for the past two years slipped below the waves 400 miles from the West Indies with it's boilers still producing smoke from the funnel. Once they were rescued from the sea, they were sent to a P.O.W. camp and later to the Concentration camp, Drancy. The book captures a young man's thoughts and feelings as he copes with a situation that he never thought possible. Full of illustrations, drawings and photos. After three years of research, further information in the book deals with the issue of compensation for my father and surviving members of the camp and has all the notes taken at the House of Commons Debate in 1993 with David Alton MP giving representation.The copyright owner is willing to discuss the possibility of this publication being adapted into a screenplay by an independent film company in the UK or Europe as a film or documentary.This book is a 'must read' for anyone who is familiar with that period in history or who wants to read personal accounts of that time.