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CULLEN, STEPHEN M: : In Search of the Real Dad's Army: The Home Guard and the Defence of the United Kingdom 1940-1944

UK.BARNSLEY,S. YORKSHIRE.PEN & SWORD MILITARY,2011.

ISBN 1949842694.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE+/FINE. Virtually as new - wrapped and protected from day of issue/purchase - last copy left.No owner inscrptn,and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,matt,colour photographic front with grey+black lettering,thumbnail detail of jacket's photographs to spine/backstrip and similar lettering,rear panel of dw/dj with monochrome photograph; with negligible shelf-wear,bumping, creasing to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present.Rear top+bottom edges only,with minimal creasing.Top+fore-edges bright and clean - without blemish; contents bright, tight,clean,solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - unread, apart from my own collation.Bright,crisp,clean,publisher's sharp-cornered,original plain black cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK, 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,ixpp+4-246pp [paginated] includes acknowledgements,Pts I-V comprising 1,2,3, 2,and 2 chapters respectively,16pp contemporary b/w photographs in 1 block, between pp118/9,notes,sources and an index; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages.contents list/table with dedications to its reverse,list of illustrations,and individual Pts separator pages. 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 defence 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 defence and intelligence gathering to training for guerrilla warfare. Using vivid eyewitness testimony and oral history, he takes a grassroots look at the men - and women - from all ages and social backgrounds who made up this national defence force.The equipment,uniforms, weapons and vehicles they used and the field defences they manned are described as their role developed over the course of the war. He also examines the evolution of popular views of the Home Guard from wartime days to the present - the notion of the People's Army,the thinking of early Home Guard commentators like George Orwell,and the writings of more recent historians who have sought to explain an organization that retains such an extraordinary hold on the popular imagination. Please contact seller,because of the weight of this item for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas customers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch, especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included or FREE. P+p included or P+p FREE offer available UK only,unless indicated otherwise. ** N.B. US customers please be aware: US Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to USA can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Not SIGNED.

CULLEN, STEPHEN M: : In Search of the Real Dad's Army: The Home Guard and the Defence of the United Kingdom 1940-1944

UK.BARNSLEY,S. YORKSHIRE.PEN & SWORD MILITARY,2011.

ISBN 1949842694.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn. FINE+/FINE. Virtually as new - wrapped and protected from day of issue/purchase - last copy left.No owner inscrptn,and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright, crisp,clean,matt,colour photographic front with grey+black lettering,thumbnail detail of jacket's photographs to spine/backstrip and similar lettering,rear panel of dw/dj with monochrome photograph; with negligible shelf-wear,bumping, creasing to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present.Rear,top+bottom edges only,with minimal creasing.Top+fore-edges bright and clean - without blemish; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips - unread apart from my own collation. Publisher's bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered, original plain black cloth boards with bright, crisp,blocked gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK,8vo HB+ dw/dj,1st edn,ixpp+4-246pp [paginated] includes acknowledgements,Pts I-V comprising 1,2,3,2,and 2 chapters respectively,16pp contemporary b/w photographs in 1 block,between pp118/9,notes, sources and an index; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages.contents list/table with dedications to its reverse,list of illustrations,and individual Pts separator pages. 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 defence 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 defence and intelligence gathering to training for guerrilla warfare. Using vivid eyewitness testimony and oral history,he takes a grassroots look at the men - and women - from all ages and social backgrounds who made up this national defence force.The equipment,uniforms,weapons and vehicles they used and the field defences they manned are described as their role developed over the course of the war. He also examines the evolution of popular views of the Home Guard from wartime days to the present - the notion of the People's Army,the thinking of early Home Guard commentators like George Orwell,and the writings of more recent historians who have sought to explain an organization that retains such an extraordinary hold on the popular imagination. Please contact seller,because of the weight of this item for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas customers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. . ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Not SIGNED.

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