This book has been written by a widower, born in 1942, who is also registered disabled (war pensioner) and lives alone. David Jackson spent 40 years in the RAF with 18 postings, six overseas. Whilst in the service of the Queen, he has been spat at, stoned and shot at. In the latter part of his service career, he wrote and self-edited 11 NATO Interoperability publications. He then went into property development, mostly converting old barns and tumbledown wrecks into desirable residences. After retirement, he had three books published, with this one being the fourth.