Making Cars at Crewe
Author | : Peter Ollerhead |
Publisher | : Sutton Pub Limited |
Total Pages | : 186 |
Release | : 2006 |
ISBN-10 | : 0750943289 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780750943284 |
Rating | : 4/5 (284 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Making Cars at Crewe by : Peter Ollerhead
Download or read book Making Cars at Crewe written by Peter Ollerhead and published by Sutton Pub Limited. This book was released on 2006 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Illustrated with over 80 photographs and focusing on the experiences of its employees, this book explains how the establishment of a Merlin aero engine factory was thwarted by the problems of building on a greenfield site, a chronic need for housing and a strike were followed by a bombing raid in 1940, in which seventeen employees were killed.