As the bombs rained down on London and the troops fought valiantly in Europe and elsewhere Britain's most talented comedians, singers and bandleaders worked tirelessly to keep a smile on England's face.
Arctic explorer, survival expert and naturalist Freddy Spencer Chapman was trapped behind enemy lines when the Japanese overran Malaya in 1942. His response was to begin a commando campaign of such lethal effectiveness that the Japanese deployed an entire regiment against him, hunting for him as they did for no other. He was wounded, and racked by tropical disease. His companions were killed, or captured...