10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HOME GUARD»
Discover the use of
Home Guard in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
Home Guard and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
We Remember the
Home Guard
In this unique book of reminiscenses about life on the home front, we see these men as they practise with pitchforks and fall into ditches after a pint or two of ale on the job.
Frank Shaw, Joan Shaw, 2012
2
The
Home Guard: A Military and Political History
Since then it has been largely neglected by military historians and there have been few serious examinations of the part it played in the Home Front. This book fills that gap.
3
Hitler's
Home Guard: Volkssturmmann - Western Front 1944-45
The focus of the book is the section of Germany's western front where the Volkssturm fought in vain to slow the advance of Canadian forces and where the desertion rate was very high.
4
The American
Home Guard: The State Militia in the Twentieth ...
Barry M. Stentiford tells the story of these militia units—variously called home guards, State Guard, National Guard Reserve, and State Defense Forces.
Barry M. Stentiford, 2002
5
The British
Home Guard Pocket-Book 1942
Written by Brig-Gen Green, commanding 4th battalion, Sussex Home Guard and Training Advisor 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 ...
6
Dad's Army: The
Home Guard 1940-44
This book offers an account of the Home Guard - from the early disorganised days of May 1940 until 'Stand Down' at the close of 1944, by which time they had become a force to be reckoned with.
Find out about the real Dad's Army, from the manual used to train them. Two weeks before Dunkirk, Anthony Eden, Minister of War, announced to the nation on BBC radio his concept of a Local Defence Volunteer force. It was a grim time!
Campbell McCutcheon, 2011
8
Contesting
Home Defense: Men, Women, and the
Home Guard in ...
Offering a new contribution to debates about the British home front in WWII, this book addresses the way the Home Guard has been remembered in popular culture through examination of key films, as well as TV's Dad's Army.
Penny Summerfield, Corinna Peniston-Bird, 2007
9
The Twenty-First Missouri: From
Home Guard to Union Regiment
Regimental history of the 21st Missouri which was formed in Northwestern Missouri when two home guard Missouri Volunteer units merged into a Union regiment.
10
British
Home Defences 1940-45
After much initial confusion, the Home Guard's primary role would eventually
evolve as observation, reporting and the defence of their towns, villages and
localities. They knew these areas intimately and it was only natural that they
should ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HOME GUARD»
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Home Guard is used in the context of the following news items.
Is this Suffolk's bravest family ever? Kirby brothers go down in …
Another brother, Major Reginald Kirby, survived the First World War and served in the Home Guard in Bedfordshire during the Second World ... «Ipswich Star, Jul 15»
Attacks on cops becoming more frequent in Trans Yamuna - Iamin
Similar incident was reported from Pandav Nagar of East Delhi in May 2015, when a Delhi police constable and a home guard were brutally ... «I am in dna of India, Jul 15»
Holidays at home with Sheffield Museum
There will be displays from UK Homefront, 39-45 Allied Group, featuring vehicles and weaponry, Pontefract Home Guard and South Yorkshire ... «The Star, Jul 15»
BJP MLA gets a year's jail for assaulting home guard
In the incident which took place eight years ago, BJP leader Satish Malviya assaulted home guard Takht Singh, who later filed a case against ... «Big News Network.com, Jul 15»
PHOTOS: The unsung heroes of the wartime raids in Dorset
The Home Guard was formed in 1940, and within a couple of days some 2,000 able-bodied men had volunteered at Bournemouth police ... «Bournemouth Echo, Jul 15»
Donations pour in for AAP after Kejriwal appeal
The incident dates back to eight years ago and court proceedings followed after the home guard, Takht Singh, filed a case against Malviya. «Scroll.in, Jul 15»
Racism Behind the Redwood Curtain Part III: Sorry, Not Sorry
“The home guard used it as an opportunity to solve their 'Indian problem' once and for all,” says Mays. Attacks against Native Americans by the ... «The Journal, Jul 15»
Girl hangs self over alleged police harassment - The Times of India
The missing girl's mother lodged an FIR on July 9 that Kishanlal, a home guard, threatened her and forced her to go with him. The police had ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
Second World War remembered at the Gardens of Easton Lodge …
In 1939, the War Office requisitioned Easton Lodge for use by the Army and the Home Guard. It later became home to the 386th Bomber group, ... «Herts and Essex Observer, Jul 15»
Garrett: Scott's heritage is Ol' Glory
As a response, Fentress Countian Tinker Dave Beaty formed what was known as the “Home Guard,” pro-Union homesteaders who were ... «Independent Herald, Jul 15»
