The Home Guard

by Neil R. Storey

During the uncertain early months of World War 2, many feared that it was only a short time before an attempt would be made to invade a woefully undefended British mainland. What became Home Guard was formed in February 1940 to help defend Britain's shores from attack, initially just in Dover, but, after the beginning of Hitler's Blitzkrieg, all over Britain. Originally called the Local Defence Volunteers, this army of men, drawn from those too old...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0747807515
• ISBN13: 9780747807513
• Release Date: January 2010
• Publisher: Shire Publications
• Length: 56 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 5.8" x 8.0"