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The Home Guard, familiar to us all from the antics of Dad''s Army on the TV, in fact performed a deadly serious role - guarding infrastructure and communications, and releasing the regular Army for more front-line work. This is one of the Home Guard''s Unit histories, giving a detailed account of their history - from the Government''s first appeal for volunteers onwards. The Home Guard''s history stretched from the early anxious days in the summer of 1940 when a German invasion was hourly expected to the preparations for D-Day when the boot was on the Allied foot. It is a story of amateurism transformed into increasing sophistication and better weaponry; and a professional and patriotic dedication to often humdrum duty that united Great War veterans with youths awaiting the call-up to the regular forces. When they were finally disbanded in November 1944 the Home Guard deserved the thanks of a grateful nation that they had truly served and helped to save.

WE ALSO SERVED The Story of the Home Guard in Cambridgeshire and the Isle of Ely 1940-43

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      Publisher: Naval & Military Press
      Publication Date: 19/10/2016
      ISBN13: 9781783311484, 978-1783311484
      ISBN10: 1783311487
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      The Home Guard, familiar to us all from the antics of Dad''s Army on the TV, in fact performed a deadly serious role - guarding infrastructure and communications, and releasing the regular Army for more front-line work. This is one of the Home Guard''s Unit histories, giving a detailed account of their history - from the Government''s first appeal for volunteers onwards. The Home Guard''s history stretched from the early anxious days in the summer of 1940 when a German invasion was hourly expected to the preparations for D-Day when the boot was on the Allied foot. It is a story of amateurism transformed into increasing sophistication and better weaponry; and a professional and patriotic dedication to often humdrum duty that united Great War veterans with youths awaiting the call-up to the regular forces. When they were finally disbanded in November 1944 the Home Guard deserved the thanks of a grateful nation that they had truly served and helped to save.

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