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Lumberjills
- Britain's Forgotten Army
Engelsk Paperback
Lumberjills
- Britain's Forgotten Army
Engelsk Paperback

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When war was declared in 1939, Britain was almost completely dependent on imported timber – but only had seven months of it stockpiled. Timber was critical to the war effort: it was needed for everything from aircraft and shipbuilding to communications and coal mining. The British timber trade was in trouble. Enter the Lumberjills. Lacking in both men and timber, the government made a choice. Reluctantly, they opened lumber work for women to apply – and apply they did. The Women’s Timber Corps had thousands of members who would prove themselves as strong and as smart as any man: they felled and crosscut trees by hand, operated sawmills, and ran whole forestry sites. They may not have been on the front line, but they fought their own battles on the home front for respect and equality. And in the midst of heavy labour and wartime, they lived a life, making firm friends and even finding soulmates. In Lumberjills, researcher Joanna Foat tells their story for the first time, and gives them the recognition they so truly deserve.

Product detaljer
Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
0
ISBN-13:
9780750990905
Indbinding:
Paperback
Udgave:
ISBN-10:
0750990902
Udg. Dato:
4 mar 2019
Længde:
21mm
Bredde:
169mm
Højde:
238mm
Forlag:
The History Press Ltd
Oplagsdato:
4 mar 2019
Forfatter(e):
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