In Search of the Real Dad's Army In Search of the Real Dad's Army The Home Guard and the Defence of the United Kingdom 1940–1944 Stephen M Cullen Pen & Sword2016Paperback256pp 9781473878228 Product Code: 506161 Details By the summer of 1940 nearly a million and a half British men had joined the Local Defence Volunteers (LDV), a response to the very real threat of inv... DetailsBackDetailsBy the summer of 1940 nearly a million and a half British men had joined the Local Defence Volunteers (LDV), a response to the very real threat of invasion by a rapidly advancing German Army. This book explores the LDV’s transformation from an enthusiastic yet ill-equipped organisation into the capable Home Guard, which, as the threat of invasion receded, nevertheless became key to the UK’s local defence strategy, as well as a means of combating the purported Fifth Column. Off-mint.See MoreSee Less publ £14.99now £5.99 Qty Qty-+ Add to Basket CategoriesWorld War IITagsRegimentsSecond World WarSpecial & elite forces
