Another local tale came from Rottingdean resident Eric Sellars. He served on HMS Petard, a destroyer whose crew were responsible for retrieving a vital Enigma machine and codes from a sinking German U-Boat. Petard also had the distinction of sinking submarines from the navies of Italy and Japan, a unique naval ‘hat trick’.

Sixty Years On is illustrated with some 60 reproductions of the original artwork used for Ministry of Information wartime propaganda posters which were made available for the first time for the book by the National Archives. There are also examples of aviation art by David Shepherd and late Frank Wootton. David lives near East Grinstead while Frank lived at Alfriston,

There are just a few hundred copies of Sixty Years On left for sale out of the 10,000 print run. These can be purchased for £21 from our offices (ring 01273 488882 for details). Or Viva Lewes readers can obtain copies by mail order post free for £21. Call the publishers, csma, on 01273 744682 and have your credit card handy.