7th Hertfordshire Battalion Home Guard
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7th Hertfordshire Battalion Home Guard
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Author : Anon
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2015-03-20
7th Hertfordshire Battalion Home Guard written by Anon and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-03-20 with History categories.
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.
7th Hertfordshire Battalion Home Guard
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Author : Alan St. H. Brock
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1945
7th Hertfordshire Battalion Home Guard written by Alan St. H. Brock and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1945 with World War, 1939-1945 categories.
The 9th Hertfordshire Battalion Home Guard
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Author : D. H. Neale
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1946
The 9th Hertfordshire Battalion Home Guard written by D. H. Neale and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1946 with World War, 1939-1945 categories.
The Home Guard In Hertfordshire 1940 1945
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Author : John David Sainsbury
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2012
The Home Guard In Hertfordshire 1940 1945 written by John David Sainsbury and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with Hertfordshire (England) categories.
In this very detailed account of the Hertfordshire Home Guard, the local picture is set against the background of national developments. Over 130 illustrations also provide a fascinating pictorial history of the force in Hertfordshire. This book shows that there was much more to the Home Guard than the BBC's Dad's Army would have us believe.
Fortress Britain 1940
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Author : Andrew Chatterton
language : en
Publisher: Casemate
Release Date : 2024-08-15
Fortress Britain 1940 written by Andrew Chatterton and has been published by Casemate this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-08-15 with History categories.
"Through meticulous research in archives and crumbling ventilation shafts, Chatterton paints a picture of Britain in the Second World War that turns our popular narrative on its head. This is important, shocking, and impressive.” — Dan Snow MBE, historian, broadcaster and television presenter Alone, unprepared and weak. These are generally the words used to describe Britain’s position in 1940, part of a narrative that has been built up ever since the end of World War II. However, the reality is very different. On land, sea and in the air, Britain was prepared. It had the most powerful navy in the world; the RAF was relatively strong, but more importantly, was operating as part of a plan and a joined-up group system that was in reality never in any real danger of being defeated; even the post-Dunkirk British Army was better armed than the post-war narrative tells us. These forces were backed up by the Home Guard, and thousands of men and women in secret roles ready to help fight the invasion of the country. Even if all of this had gone wrong and the Nazis had defeated Britain militarily then a separate, highly secret civilian group were ready to become active only after the occupation had started. One word associated more than any other during this period of the Second World War is ‘Alone’ – Churchill played upon this in his speeches but in 1940, Britain had a hugely powerful empire. Although in many cases this support was thousands of miles away, the Empire and other Allies would have played a huge role had the Germans had invaded, one that has been overlooked in many accounts.
The Home Guard In Hertfordshire 1952 57
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Author : John David Sainsbury
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2008
The Home Guard In Hertfordshire 1952 57 written by John David Sainsbury and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Hertfordshire (England) categories.
This is the first properly researched account of the post-war Home Guard in any county and it also incorporates very full details of the national picture. An appendix details the weapons used by the force, and all commissioned officers in the Hertfordshire battalions are also listed.
The Home Guard
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Author : David Carroll
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1999
The Home Guard written by David Carroll and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with World War, 1939-1945 categories.
A text which uses over 200 photographs to bring to life the Home Guard during a unique period in British history. The images recall the activities of the auxiliary force otherwise known as 'Dad's Arm'. The book draws on the early days of the Local Defence Volunteers from the moment when Anthony Eden broadcast an appeal, to the official stand-down of the Home Guard n 1944. This title evokes memories of World War II in a domestic setting and asserts life on the Home Front from the perspective of those left behind to defend it.
The Bulletin
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1987
The Bulletin written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1987 with Military history categories.
A Record Of Service
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Author : John Richard Williams
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1943
A Record Of Service written by John Richard Williams and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1943 with World War, 1939-1945 categories.
The British Home Guard Pocketbook
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Author : A.F.U. Green
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2014-01-27
The British Home Guard Pocketbook written by A.F.U. Green and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-01-27 with History categories.
The Home Guards are an attacking force lying in wait for, and ready to destroy, and enemy who dares to set foot on out shores.' The Home Guard has been immortalised in British culture in the TV series Dad's Army. Formed by men not eligible for active service – too old, too young, in reserved occupations vital to the war effort – who were expected to resist a German invasion with any resources they had to hand, the Home Guard is the embodiment of plucky British resolve against the odds. The Home Guard Pocket-Book evokes this spirit. Written by Brig-Gen Green, commanding 4th battalion, Sussex Home Guard and Training Adviser for the Sussex Zone, this book is based on his experience and, in his own words, 'is the result of my ransacking the dusty pigeon-holes of memory and the condensation of many books, official instructions and writings'. Its tone is informal and colloquial, such as: 'March discipline. Troops will always march off the parade ground at the Slope. As soon as this has been done the order "March at Ease" should be given. When marching at ease the rifle may be carried in any way a soldier fancies.' Nevertheless, the book is full of sound advice on training, organisation and discipline, fire arms, reconnaissance and field engineering, the responsibilities of the Group Pigeon Officer, the proper position to adopt for surviving a dive bomb attack, and how to set a trap for an unwary advancing German cyclist!