During the Second World War the allies spent, roughly, a staggering 3 and a half trillion (2023 adjusted) US dollars on munitions. Those munitions had to be manufactured, stored, and transported, creating notable risk to everyone in their path. That risk became all too real in rural Staffordshire, UK, on November 27, 1944.
The history of cotton clothing has followed an interesting path, including a period of a few decades in the United States when cotton represented ingenuity, resilience, and patriotism itself.