{"product_id":"britains-railways-in-the-second-michael-foley-9781399003247","title":"Britain's Railways in the Second World War","description":"The outbreak of the Second World War had an enormous effect on the railway system in Britain. Keeping the trains running through times of conflict was not such a distant memory for the railway companies and their workers but in this second major war of the twentieth century, the task was to prove a very different one.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe railway system no longer consisted of the hundreds of companies of the past, but the 'Big Four' still needed to learn how to work together and forget their differences for the war effort. The logistics of the mass evacuation of children, and transporting thousands of troops during the evacuation of Dunkirk and the preparations for D-Day, for instance, were unprecedented. At the same time, they had to cope with the new and constant threat of aerial bombing that military advances brought to the Second World War. The railway system, and the men and women who ran it, effectively served as another branch of the military during the conflict.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book is a fascinating account of the important role that the railways played in the defense of the country as well as in their support of the Allied forces in theatres of war around the world. It brings to light the often forgotten stories of the brave and hard-working men and women who went to work on the railways and put their lives on the line.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Foley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1399003240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781399003247\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Pen and Sword Transport\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/30\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 216\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Michael Foley","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44055739334911,"sku":"9781399003247","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1230e1d0-44d0-47c6-9559-7fcb16594609.jpg?v=1685037512","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/britains-railways-in-the-second-michael-foley-9781399003247","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}