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Bomb Girls: Britain's Secret Army: The Munitions Women of World War II

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They were the unsung heroines of World War II; the wives, mothers, and teenage girls, all doing their bit for the war effort, clocking in daily to work in vast munitions factories, helping make the explosives, bullets, and war machines that would ensure victory for Britain. It was dangerous, dirty, and exhausting work. They worked round the clock, often exposed to toxic lethal chemicals. A factory accident could mean blindness, loss of limbsOCoor worse. Many went home with acid burns, yellow skin, or discolored hair. Others ...

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