Vicky Thomas was editor of the partwork series Images of War for Marshall Cavendish in the late 80s, which kindled an enduring fascination for oral history, especially the experience of WWII. Since 2002 to the present day she has researched oral history books for Max Arthur, and while doing this she stumbled on Ursula Betts' interview at the IWM Sound Archive. She is the family's chosen biographer with exclusive access to archive material, enabling this unique insight into Ursula's extraordinary life.