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Alan Davies: Winston Churchill

Alan Davies describes a close encounter with Prime Minister Churchill after World War II.

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Alan Davies: The Second Evacuation

Alan Davies describes how his entire school was evacuated from London during World War II.

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Alan Davies: The Third Evacuation

Alan Davies describes the reasons for his third evacuation from London during World War II.

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Alan Davies: Schools for Evacuees

Alan Davies describes the impact of evacuations on village schools during World War II.

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Alan Davies: American Relief Efforts

Alan Davies remembers receiving relief packages from the United States during World War II.

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Alan Davies: Victory Celebrations

Alan Davies describes his excitement during the victory celebrations in London at the end of the war.

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Alan Davies: "Some of them wore aprons."

Alan Davies tells the story of Ms. Price, his caretaker during an evacuation to the English countryside.

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Alan Davies: London Taxi Driver

Alan Davies describes his father's job driving a taxicab in London before World War II.

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Alan Davies: His Future Wife

Alan Davies describes how he met his wife while working for the Air Force Exchange Service in Germany.

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Alan Davies: A Family in Devon

Alan Davies describes the difficulties of living with a family in Devon, England, during his third evacuation from London.

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Alan Davies: "Snotty-nosed London kids"

Alan Davies describes how villagers in a small English town responded to him and other children on his second evacuation from London during World War II.

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Alan Davies: The First Evacuation

Alan Davies describes his first evacuation from London to avoid German bombs.

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Alan Davies: "A concern in my parents' voice"

Alan Davies describes his earliest feeling that war in Europe was imminent.

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Alan Davies: A Sinking Ship

Alan Davies describes how his father survived a sinking ship in the Mediterranean Sea during World War II.

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Alan Davies: His Father's Rifle

Alan Davies remembers the rifle that belonged to his father, a member of the British Army during World War II.

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Alan Davies: Surviving the Blitz

Alan Davies describes the German campaign of Blitzkrieg or "Lightning War" over London during World War II.

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