The People's Army The Home Guard in Scotland 1940-1944 |
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| Author:
| Osborne, Brian
Osborne, Brian D. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-84341-043-0 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2009 |
| Publisher: | Birlinn, Limited
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| Imprint: | Birlinn |
| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $29.95 |
Book Description:
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The Home Guard, and its forerunner the Local Defence Volunteers, was genuinely a 'people's army' with its own ethos, character and political influence. This book examines the human story of the Home Guard in Scotland and the impact that this remarkable organisation had on society and on those that became involved with it.
The Home Guard, and its forerunner the Local Defence Volunteers, was genuinely a 'people's army' with its own ethos, character and political influence. This book examines the human story of the Home Guard in Scotland and the impact that this remarkable organisation had on society and on those that became involved with it.