"War does funny things – it either makes you or breaks you.” - Joan Donnellan, 2017
NEW!!! Based on true events, Munitionette: My Grandmother during World War II tells the stories of Joan Donnellan – Julian Bynoe's maternal grandmother – of her time as a teenaged munitions factory worker, as well as enduring Nazi German Luftwaffe bombing raids to the more lighter moments of life in a otherwise dark time for the European continent and the world.
Originally made as gift marking her 100th birthday (and the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II) in 2025, Munitionette also serves as a fitting tribute to his grandma and the many other British women, nicknamed "munitionettes" during the war; who risked life and limb in these grimy sweatshops in the name of preserving freedom and democracy.
Publisher: Paw Printz & Graphix/Snow Leopard ArtsEntertainment (First printing, April 2025)
Product Dimension: 17.27 x 25.4 cm. (6.8 x 10 in.)
Page Count: 8 pages (colour and black/white)
Languages: English; German and Latin (with English subtitles)
Trigger and Trauma Warning: This publication contains modest historical scenes and images of war that may be sensitive to certain readers. Viewer discretion is advised.
This publication was very proudly printed by a local eco-friendly printer using certified recycled papers and soy-based inks and generated zero water waste, carbon-neutral emissions and clean power-generated from renewable resources.