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The Walmington-on-Sea Home Guard Training Manual: As Used by Dad´s Army
Captain George Mainwaring
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Description for The Walmington-on-Sea Home Guard Training Manual: As Used by Dad´s Army
Paperback. 'Bliss on Toast', the perfect gift book of Christmas 2013. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: WHG; WZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 127 x 10. Weight in Grams: 182.
'Bliss on Toast', the perfect Christmas gift
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Number of Pages
128
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781409128212
SKU
V9781409128212
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-99
About Captain George Mainwaring
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 ... Read more
Reviews for The Walmington-on-Sea Home Guard Training Manual: As Used by Dad´s Army
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 ... Read more