The Real Dads Army

Download or read book The Real Dad's Army written by Norman Longmate and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2010-08-15 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A narrative history of the Home Guard from its creation in May 1940 to the end of the Second World War.

Download or read book The Real 'Dad's Army' written by Rodney Foster and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2011 with total page 511 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Colonel Rodney Foster, who retired to Hythe in the south of England after a military career in British India, joined the Home Guard in 1940 and kept a diary every day - a highly illegal act at the time - and in it meticulously chronicled his service in the real Dad's Army.

Download or read book In Search of the Real Dad's Army written by Stephen M. Cullen and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2012-02-29 with total page 410 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A fascinating examination of one of the best-known British forces of the Second World War . . . An efficient and increasingly professional military unit.” —History of War What was the Home Guard? Who were the men and women who served in it? And what can be said of their real role and significance once the popular myths have been stripped away? Despite the fame of the Home Guard—of Dad’s Army—the true story of this wartime organization tends to be neglected. The myths obscure the reality. Stephen Cullen’s aim in this thoroughgoing new study is to cut through the misunderstandings in order to reassess the Home Guard and its contribution to Britain’s war effort—and to deepen our understanding of the men and women who were members of it. He sets the Home Guard in the long historical context of domestic defense planning, then focuses on the preparations made before the outbreak of the Second World War. In detail he traces the changing role of the Home Guard during its wartime existence as it adapted to meet the multitude of challenges it faced—from civil defense and intelligence gathering to training for guerrilla warfare. “This enjoyable and well-illustrated book covers the ‘rags to riches’ story of the Home Guard from the 1940 volunteer in civilian clothing, armed with a keepsake from an earlier war, to the fully trained and equipped part-time soldier.” —The Armourer “An interesting and accurate account of a force that was in fact a well drilled, well organised and by wars end, a very professional fighting unit by the time of its stand down in 1944.” —WW2 Connection

Download or read book Dad's Army written by Bill Pertwee and published by Trafalgar Square Publishing. This book was released on 1997 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Published to coincide with the 30th annivers ary of the transmission of the first episode of Dad''s Army, this book is a gazeteer of all 80 episodes, as well as chapt ers about the film, the play and the radio series. '

Download or read book Dad’s Army: The Story of a Very British Comedy (Text Only) written by Graham McCann and published by HarperCollins UK. This book was released on 2015-12-18 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of the greatest British sit-com and its enduring appeal.

Download or read book Dad's Army written by David Carroll and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2009-03-30 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Immortalised by ' Dad's Army' - this is the true story of the men who manned the British frontline.

Download or read book Vicar to Dad's Army written by Frank Williams and published by Hymns Ancient and Modern Ltd. This book was released on 2003 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: He is one of the best known faces in television comedy, yet the long-suffering vicar of Walmington-on-Sea is in real life a Christian of deep conviction. Perfectly cast as the eccentric vicar, constantly tetchy at the invasion of his church hall by Captain Mainwaring and the elderly platoon, he appeared in the famous BBC series throughout its nine-year run and also in many other television and stage dramas. Still in constant demand for public appearances Frank takes an affectionate view behind the scenes of Dad's Army and the world of show business and reveals his personal journey through faith.