Ireland 1943: although officially neutral no country can remain totally immune from world events.Some of its finest young are fighting and dying in far-flung places. But back home 13-year-old Brendan Lavelle has his own war to fight. His father, John Lavelle, is one of the town's two doctors, respected and revered as a holder of the Victoria Cross medal, won at Gallipoli in 1915.One late spring morning Brendan, while out visiting with him, uncovers...