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Lumberjills

Paperback • 2019 • 1. edition

Lumberjills

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About the book

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 h...Show more

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ISBN

9780750990905

Publisher

The History Press Ltd

Published year

2019

Language

Edition

1

Original title

Lumberjills

Format

Paperback

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