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Women of Steel : The Feisty Factory Sisters Who Helped Win the War, Paperback / softback Book

Women of Steel : The Feisty Factory Sisters Who Helped Win the War Paperback / softback

Paperback / softback

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True stories of love and loss during WWII, from the tough Northern women who kept the foundry fires burning. When war broke out, the young women of Sheffield had their carefree lives turned upside down.

With their sweethearts being sent away to fight, they had no choice but to step into the men's shoes and become the backbone of the city's steel industry.

Through hard toil and companionship, they vowed to keep the foundry fires burning and ensured that soldiers had the weapons, planes and ships needed to secure victory over Hitler. When the men returned from the front in 1945, many of these women tragically found themselves discarded 'like yesterday's fish and chip wrappers'.

But decades later, a grassroots campaign spearheaded by the elderly Women of Steel finally brought their remarkable story to light. Women of Steel is the last chance to hear these unsung heroines' voices, as they share first-hand how a group of plucky young women rallied together to win the war for Britain.

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