Neil R. Storey: Wartime Industry (Shire Library) [2022] paperback ZCHEA Detective stories of the Twenties

Detective stories of the Twenties and Thirties have long been stereotyped as cosily conventional

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This board book edition of the story is perfect for little ones

Neil R. Storey: Wartime Industry (Shire Library) [2022] paperback ZCHEA Detective stories of the TwentiesAn 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