Dad's Army. The Defence of a Front Line English Village

Language: English

Published by BBC Books, London England, 1989

0563208503 / 9780563208501

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Hardxcover. First Edition. Dad's Army. The Defence of a Front Line English Village. This log is intended for Field Commanders trying to forge a ruthless fighting unit. It therefore deals with war and weapons and how to turn ordinary chaps into tough-as-steel soldiers. It is unsuitable for civilians. These are the words of Captain George Mainwaring who commanded the Walmington-on-Sea platoon of the Home Guard during the Second World War. When Arthur Wilson, the nephew of Mainwaring's platoon sergeant, was asked to write a book marking the anniversay of the outbreak of war in 1939, he travelled to Walmington in search of inspirarion. There he discovered a rich treasure for, in addition to his daily log, Mainwaring had collected a huge dossier of journals, notebooks, letters, clippings and much else about the platoon's wartime activities. From this abundance, Arthur Wilson, has produced a superb book, interwoven with the human and humorous explois of Mainwaring himself, Sergeant Wilson, L/Cpl. Jones, Walker, Frazer, Pike and other fascinating characters. The book is dully illustrated with images redolent of the war years, many showing the platoon defending Walmington. Ir will, contrary to Mainwaring's stern warning, prove a feast for almost everyone. Illustrated. Illustrated laminated boards. 128 pp. (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. Academic and Scholarly books and Modern First Editions ,and all types of Educational Reference Literature.). …

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Title
Dad's Army. The Defence of a Front Line English Village
Author
Paul Ableman, Jimmy Perry David Croft. Edited By Arthur Wilson
Publisher
BBC Books, London England
Publication year
1989
Condition
Fine
Dust jacket
No Jacket
Binding
Decorative Illustrated Boards
Language
English
ISBN 10
0563208503
ISBN 13
9780563208501
Edition
First Edition
Dimensions
4to - over 9¾" - 12" Tall Quarto
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