Bomb Girls - Britains Secret Army Hyams Jacky
Bomb Girls - Britains Secret Army Hyams Jacky The story of Britain's hidden World War II heroines, in their own words.They were the unsung heroines of World War II; the wives, moms, and teenage…
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Bomb Girls - Britains Secret Army Hyams Jacky
The story of Britain's hidden World War II heroines, in their own words.They were the unsung heroines of World War II; the wives, moms, and teenage girls, all "doing their bit" for the war effort, clocking in daily to work in vast munitions factories, helping make the explosives, bullets, and war machines that would ensure victory for Britain. They worked round the clock, often exposed to toxic lethal chemicals. It was dangerous, dirty, and exhausting work.
Many went home with acid burns, yellow skin, or discolored hair. A factory accident could mean blindness, loss of limbs--or worse. Others were forced to leave their loved ones and move to live with total strangers in unfamiliar surroundings.
Frequently, their male bosses were coarse and unsympathetic. Yet this hidden army of nearly two million women toiled on regardless through the worst years of the war, cheerfully
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