A01=Bruce Parker
Author_Bruce Parker
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- ISBN 9781806490905
- Publication Date: 15 Oct 2026
- Publisher: Profile Books Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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With German forces poised to invade Guernsey in 1940, the pupils of Elizabeth College and other island children were hurriedly sent into exile. Under the calm and determined leadership of their Principal, Henry Milnes, the College's pupils and staff found refuge in Derbyshire, where uniquely and against the odds they succeeded in retaining their independent identity as a school and rebuilt their community in a world far removed from the island they loved. For five long years, with virtually no contact from home, they studied, played, and grew up in wartime England-sustained by shared purpose, tradition and hope.
Drawing on letters, diaries, and school records, Torn Apart by War tells the remarkable true story of how an island school survived separation and war, and how its pupils and teachers carried the spirit of Guernsey and Elizabeth College with them until they could finally return after the Channel Islands' Liberation in 1945.
Bruce Parker is a former BBC and The Times journalist who presented the BBC South Today regional news programme for 37 years, during which time he fronted live the globally networked raising of the Mary Rose ship in 1984. His wide-ranging broadcast career included a pioneering role in establishing BBC local radio in the 1960s, serving as the first host of the Antiques Roadshow programme in the 1970s, and presenting occasional episodes of other popular programmes such as Songs of Praise. He is Chairman of the Friends of Winchester Cathedral.
Bruce Parker grew up in Guernsey and attended Elizabeth College, where he later taught briefly as an English master. He is the author of A History of Elizabeth College, Guernsey.
