Chilwell depot pictures

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally posted by Nick Bullock
I am alwys keen to hear of other 'war production' books for motor and related manufacturers.

Nick, do you know 'Calling All Arms' by Ernest Fairfax? Well worth finding a copy if you're into books on wartime production. There's a copy offered for sale on MilWeb as we speak:

'Calling All Arms', by Ernest Fairfax

The story of how the Nuffield Organisation (Morris Motors, MG etc.) performed during World War 2 from repairing damaged aircraft, building tanks to copying in 48hrs a captured German petrol (Jerry) Can (which is how it got the name we still use today) it is also the story of the men and women who toiled in Britain's factories during the Second World War to supply the armed forces with equipment and weapons. 159 pages with hundreds of photos, light grey hard cover no dust jacket. Published 1946 by Hutchinson & Co (Publishers) Ltd. London, over 7¾" - 9¾" tall, condition good, hard to find now. £20.00.
0871 900 8510

Nigel 11 July '05