Howard Marten was born in London during the Blitz; his secondary education led to an engineering apprenticeship to become a metal turner. He later moved to Norfolk, where he spent ...ver maisHoward Marten was born in London during the Blitz; his secondary education led to an engineering apprenticeship to become a metal turner. He later moved to Norfolk, where he spent forty years, working on vehicles of all types, water engineering, a drawing office, and then training the long-term unemployed.
He is a father of one and a grandfather of three; retirement looked bleak unless a new income could be secured. As an ex-editor of a newsletter for a London-based Air Training Corps Squadron, he spends more retirement time in writing. Using the opportunity to take history and ask ‘What if?’ life retains its interest for him.ver menos