The Home Guard much more than Dad’s Army | World War 2
The Home Guard are often misrepresented in their post war media depictions. From there Humble begins in 1940 to being stood down in 1944, the citizens army went from wooden rifles to webbing & Anti tank weapons in a matter of months. They were a far cry from Dad’s Army! Join me as we debunk 5 Myths on the Home Guard. I used a number of books to base my research on for this video they include; ‘We remember the Home Guard’ ‘In search of the real Dads Army’ ‘The Home Guard 1940-1944’ ‘Are we at war?, Letters to the Times 1939-45’ All images are from the IWM archives & are used under fair use. All research and opinions are my own. Resource materials are used under fair use also. Follow me on twitter: / rm_mili_history Thanks for watching. Like, subscribe and share.
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