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the royal ordnance factory at hayes the story of a world war ii gun and tank factory at hayes in the london borough of hillingdon
this is the fascinating story of a world war ii tank and gun factory in west london . using wartime documents specially commissioned architectural photographs and most importantly the recollections of some of the factorys workers the book aims to tell the little known story of how rof hayes played its part in the war effort . the story of the home front has often been overshadowed by the story of great leaders and dramatic battles in histories of world war ii but this book aims to shed some light on the important contribution of the royal ordnance factories and to show how the workers of rof hayes helped to win the battle of normandy in 1944 with the sherman firefly tank . after the war rof hayes became a high security government records centre and so most unusually all the wartime buildings survived intact . today rof hayes has become prologis park heathrow a major international freight and cargo hub and an important local employer .
paperback museum of london 2009 isbn13 9781901992885 isbn10 1901992888
abridged n isbn 13 9781901992885 number in series 1 number of pages 48 publisher david brown book co release date 62135769600000