Название: Your Towns and Cities in World War Two - Birmingham at War 1939-45
Автор: Julie Phillips
Издательство: Pen and Sword
Год: 2018
Формат: EPUB
Страниц: 208
Размер: 20,6 МБ
Язык: Английский

Barely 17 years after the Great War that had brought Britain to its knees, the country was once again asked to make sacrifices and give their all to the war effort. With its strong industrial background, Birmingham was already geared to help manufacture the vehicles that could be adapted for war use, and with the threat of the German Luftwaffe screaming across the skies, it was only right that the production of planes, most notably the spitfire, was ramped up to help protect the British public.