The Home Guard CDN 3 - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1783311479 ISBN 13: 9781783311477

Verlag: Naval & Military Press Ltd, 2014

Inhaltsangabe

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.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Naval & Military Press Ltd
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2014
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1783311479
• ISBN 13: 9781783311477
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 86
• Herausgeber: Davies J.
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
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