In 1944, the British government was looking for ways to convince the public at home and abroad that the nation’s status as a world power was undiminished. To this end, the Ministry of Information developed a propaganda campaign for revealing the portable Mulberry Harbour that had been designed and built in Britain, and used in that June's invasion of Normandy. The official narrative was overshadowed, however, by public incredulity about a young woman’s work on the project, while a touring exhibition demonstrated that the British story had little resonance overseas.

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“这场战争产生了一个可以保守秘密的女人！” ¹：桑树港展览，年轻女子和英国战时发明的争议意义

1944年，英国政府正在寻找一种方法，使国内外的公众相信该国作为世界大国的地位没有减弱。为此，信息部开展了一场宣传运动，以揭露在英国设计和建造的便携式桑树港，并在那年六月入侵诺曼底时使用了它。然而，由于一位年轻女子在该项目上的工作受到公众的不信任，官方叙述被蒙上了阴影，而一次巡回展览则表明，英国的故事在海外几乎没有引起共鸣。