C.S. Lewis: Master Storyteller by Geoff Benge & Janet Benge

Author:Geoff Benge & Janet Benge
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Non-Fiction, Biography
ISBN: 9781576583852
Publisher: YWAM Pub.
Published: 2007-01-01T11:41:50+00:00

How can I ask thee Father to defend

In peril of war my brother’s hand to-day?

Although Jack did not like war, he firmly believed that Adolf Hitler and his troops had to be stopped in their tracks before they wreaked even more havoc on Europe and the rest of the world. Thinking of ways in which he could help the war effort, he tried to enlist as an instructor of cadets, but he was turned down for this position. However, it was suggested that he might be useful in the Ministry of Information. But when Jack investigated this opportunity, he discovered that it would involve writing propaganda and lies, and he decided that this was not the job for him. Instead, Jack signed up as a member of the Oxford City Home Guard Battalion, a group of part-time soldiers who were to be on the alert for German aircraft and confirm if they dropped bombs or invaded the land by parachute.

Jack’s first job as part of the home guard was to help the local people prepare against possible German bombing by aircraft. The task involved completely blacking out the entire city at night so that German navigators would not be able to see the city from the air. To do this, every house had to have thick blackout curtains draped across its windows so that not a glimmer of light showed through them. Also, cars could no longer travel at night, since they were not allowed to use their headlights. This rule became even easier to enforce when gas began to be severely rationed. With no gas, most people either sold their cars or locked them up in their garages and instead walked or used what limited public transportation was available during the day.

Jack enjoyed his responsibility with the home guard, and in a letter to Warren in France he wrote about being on duty the night before. He had rendezvoused at Luke Street,

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