An illustrated introduction to how British industries, supported by
thousands of newly recruited women, strove to meet the nation's
wartime need for munitions, armour, shipping, uniforms and
aircraft. During the Second World War (1939-45), Britain stretched
every sinew of its industrial might to fend off a Nazi invasion. As
the nation stood alone against Fortress Europe, it harnessed,
coordinated and maximised its resources, firstly to defend itself
and then to help liberate Axis-occupied countries. Wartime Industry
uses informative text and beautiful illustrations to show how the
men and women of Britain met this unprecedented demand for military
and home-front materials. It explores the work of Lord
Beaverbrook's highly organised Ministry of Aircraft Production; the
'Shadow Factories' that enabled manufacturers such as Vauxhall and
Rootes to make tanks and aircraft; the Royal Ordnance Factories
that produced firearms and explosives; the 'Bevin Boys' conscripted
to work in the coal mines; the Women's Timber Corps; and war
workers - who, together, helped the nation to make it.
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