“Make it do,” his mother said. And somehow, he always did.

What if you were flying into war with barely three weeks of training? What if your first dogfight ended with your guns still on safety? What if a single wrong turn landed you in a prison camp halfway across Europe, unsure if you'd ever see home again?

This is the extraordinary true story of Ken Cam, a young RAF Spitfire pilot hurled into the chaos of World War II far from ready—but never backing down.

From that uncertain beginning, Make It Do follows Ken’s astonishing wartime journey:

Flying solo combat missions over France and North Africa

Crash-landing on the remote island of Linosa

Captured and transported by submarine to Europe

Imprisoned in the POW camp later made famous by The Great Escape

Surviving the Death March of 1945, walking for days through snow

Finally seeing the British flag again—starved, freezing, alive

Through it all, one phrase guided him: the quiet, stoic wartime mantra passed down by his mother—“Make it do.”

Make It Do isn’t just a World War II memoir. It’s a never-before-published true story, written 25 years ago by Ken himself—and now released to the public for the first time.

Told with warmth, humour, and humility, this is a rare firsthand account of WWII seen through the eyes of a man who lived it—and never sought praise for surviving it.

What began as a private gift to his children has evolved into something greater: a profoundly human story of quiet heroism, endurance, and love for family. It captures not only what happened during the war, but also how it shaped a life after.

If you were moved by First Light, The Forgotten Highlander, or Shot Down, this book will stay with you long after the final tick.

You’ve learned about the WWII heroes. Now discover the Spitfire pilot who never saw himself as one.

Order Make It Do today and share one of the last untold stories of the Second World War—while we still can.