A locally-born author has written a compelling guide to the Second World War which has been published to mark next month’s 75th anniversary of the outbreak of hostilities. ‘The Second World War - A Miscellany’ is the work of Newburgh-raised Norman Ferguson, who has written books on history, aviation and modern culture. It is a companion book to Norman’s last work, ‘The First World War - A Miscellany,’ and takes the same approach, with a wealth of information, including a look at the build up to the conflict and the key figures of the Allied and Axis powers. There’s also a chapter on the ‘phoney’ war before a detailed look at the main events during each year of the war. Norman who, as a youngster, started attending airshows at RAF Leuchars, where he saw Second World War Spitfires and Hurricanes flying, points out that WW2 was the bloodiest conflict the world had seen...