"Growing Up British" is Book II of the autobiographical trilogy "The Eagle Must Fly." Book I, "My Childhood in Hitler's Germany" chronicles Gisela's very early life in war-torn Hamburg having been born there during World War II. "Growing Up British" picks up Gisela's story when she emigrates to England after the war when a British officer fell in love with and married her mother. This book covers the transf ...Full description
"Growing Up British" is Book II of the autobiographical trilogy "The Eagle Must Fly." Book I, "My Childhood in Hitler's Germany" chronicles Gisela's very early life in war-torn Hamburg having been born there during World War II. "Growing Up British" picks up Gisela's story when she emigrates to England after the war when a British officer fell in love with and married her mother. This book covers the transformation of Gisela from a German child of war into a sophisticated English young woman, ready to conquer the world.