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A facsimile of the Walmington-on-Sea Home Guard Training Manual recently discovered in the attic of a house in the town. Found in a trunk amongst a pile of Hotspur comics, it belonged to Private Pike and features his handwritten marginal notes on the text plus his personal jottings on matters of rather less importance than the defence of the realm, such as films he has seen, girls he has dated and the progress of Aston Villa FC. The book bears the official crest and stamp of the Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment, to which the platoon belongs. Although aged and covered with stains, boot prints, tears and scorch marks, it is in a reasonable condition for facsimile printing. The manual is Capt Mainwaring's attempt to ready the platoon to face (and recognise) the enemy in the coming invasion of Britain.

About the Author :
Captain George Mainwaring served as a platoon commander in the army of occupation in France in 1919, was platoon commander of the Home Guard 1939-45, manager of Swallow Bank, as well as a magistrate, alderman and secretary of the Rotary Club, Walmington-on-Sea. With the help of Guy Adams, he wrote the two editions of Rules of Modern Policing, under the guidance of David Croft and Jimmy Perry, the creators and writers of Dad's Army.

Review :
Arguably wittier than the original series, it is carefully designed to give that shabby, wartime look and contains the martial thoughts of Captain Mainwaring and his lads, with sarky comments in red ink by the sardonic Sergeant Wilson. The essential guide to turning signposts round, removing manhole covers and communicating with deaf Home Guard members at a distance (try semaphore - but not if its's dark). -- Jonathan Sale Sunday Telegraph 20111204


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781409141204
  • Publisher: Orion Publishing Co
  • Publisher Imprint: Orion (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd )
  • Height: 184 mm
  • No of Pages: 128
  • Spine Width: 19 mm
  • Weight: 318 gr
  • ISBN-10: 1409141209
  • Publisher Date: 06 Oct 2011
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Sub Title: As Used by Dad's Army
  • Width: 133 mm


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