Epitaph to 'Nickle Eck': Childhood Mischief in Wartime Birmingham

In the history of Britain there is a shortage of Second World War stories detailing the lives of ordinary families living in poverty, the children's games and the black market profiteering that history has forgotten. The story of young Eric and John is here to set the record straight. Two boys growing up in the midst of rationing, with a flair for mischief and a sense of humour history will never see again - what could happen? Quite a lot, apparently, if the exciting family life of Eric and...