Steaming to victory : how Britain's railways won the war
Williams, Michael2013
Books, Manuscripts
A history of the British railways during WWII. The railway system was the lifeline of the nation, they were harder to bomb and easier to repair than roads and merchant shipping. They moblised the troops and evacuated children from the cities. This features 150 first hand interviews with elderly veterans. From the author of On The Slow Train.
Main title:
Steaming to victory : how Britain's railways won the war / Michael Williams.
Author:
Imprint:
London : Preface, 2013.
Collation:
374 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white) ; 25 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Dewey class:
385.094
Language:
English
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BRN:
2006661