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A history of the Home Guard from its creation in May 1940 to the end of the Second World War written by Home Guard Veteran Private Longmate, then aged 17, the same age as Pike!

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‘Just how close the TV was to reality is amply demonstrated in Longmate’s affectionate tribute to the real Dad's Army’ * The Mail on Sunday *
‘No one like Norman Longmate manages to convey with such verve and authority many of the most intriguing aspects of the Home Front’ * Juliet Gardiner *

The Real Dads Army

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      Publisher: Amberley Publishing
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 1/15/2016 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9781445654034, 978-1445654034
      ISBN10: 1445654032
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      Military History Second World War

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      A history of the Home Guard from its creation in May 1940 to the end of the Second World War written by Home Guard Veteran Private Longmate, then aged 17, the same age as Pike!

      Trade Review
      ‘Just how close the TV was to reality is amply demonstrated in Longmate’s affectionate tribute to the real Dad's Army’ * The Mail on Sunday *
      ‘No one like Norman Longmate manages to convey with such verve and authority many of the most intriguing aspects of the Home Front’ * Juliet Gardiner *

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