Writing Homework Help

For this essay, choose one historical event that actually happened and also appears in The Last Train to London.  Research this event to gain a better understanding of the facts.  Next, summarize the event in a historical context.  Then, summarize the event as described in the novel.  How are these events similar? How do they differ? Finally, what conclusion can you draw from comparing the facts vs the fiction of this event in regards to your understanding of the main themes/motifs within the novel?