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OverviewIt was May 1940, and Hitler stood on the cliffs at Calais and eyed up his next conquest, England. There followed a call to arms that saw the founding of the Home Guard, a motley collection of men, poorly armed, many too old to fight in the war. The Home Guard was untried in war, often without weapons or training and they were Britainâs last ditch defence against the Germans. But all was not lost and, over a period of a few months, this rag-tag group was armed, uniformed and trained using the Home Guard Manual. Taught basic fieldcraft, how to survive in the open, how to destroy tanks, ambush the invaders, use weapons of varying sorts, make boobytraps, read maps and send signals, the fledgling volunteer was turned into a veritable fighting machine ⦠or was he just another member of âDadâs Armyâ? Read the manual and find out. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Campbell McCutcheonPublisher: The History Press Ltd Imprint: The History Press Ltd Dimensions: Width: 12.60cm , Height: 1.00cm , Length: 17.50cm Weight: 0.260kg ISBN: 9780752438870ISBN 10: 0752438875 Pages: 240 Publication Date: 01 August 2006 Audience: General/trade , General Replaced By: 9780752444710 Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Temporarily unavailable The supplier advises that this item is temporarily unavailable. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out to you. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |