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The Repair Shop: WWII

Jayne Dowle author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Octopus Publishing Group

Publishing:4th Sep '25

£25.00

This title is due to be published on 4th September, and will be despatched as soon as possible.

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The latest book based on the BBC's BAFTA Award winning show, The Repair Shop: World War II marks the 80th anniversary of the ending of World War II by sharing objects from the era and the stories behind them.

Chapters include Secrets and Spies: 1939-44 Spycraft and Codebreaking; The Home Front; Children and the War; War in the Skies; The War Abroad; and Homecoming and Remembrance.

See inside the home workshops of the experts for the first time as they share their favourite World War II mends. Featured experts are Will Kirk, Brenton West, Mark Stuckey, the Teddy Bear Ladies, Suzie Fletcher, Dom Chinea, Kirsten Ramsay, Chris Shaw, Lucia Scalisi and Steve Fletcher.

From a landgirl doll to an airman's jacket, war medals to ceramic poppies, The Repair Shop: World War II explores the war in Britain and beyond through a range of fascinating objects and touching stories.

ISBN: 9781804192122

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: unknown

192 pages