Stoke-on-Trent Live Updated American soldiers on parade in Britain during 1944. Many were stationed in North Staffordshire. Want Stoke-on-Trent news emailed to you direct from our journalists? Sign up to our newsletterInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance with ourPrivacy Notice. Thank you for subscribingWe have more newslettersShow meSee ourprivacy notice During the Second World War, the social life in North Staffordshire was ‘pretty hectic’, in the words of those experiencing it. This can be attributed to the presence of vast numbers of female workers away from home for the first time and employed in munitions work, plus the ranks of armed forces personnel stationed here.