If you were a young British male during World War 11 you expected to be conscripted into the Armed Forces, but some 20,000 of this ilk were sent down the mines by Ernest Bevin, the Minister of Labour and National Service, essentially to cover his SNAFU. This very readable book tells the story of these unwilling recruits to the mining industry. 248 pages. 16 pages of B&W photos. Paperback. The History Press