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The Real 'Dad's Army' The War Diaries of Lt. Col. Rodney Foster

Hardback (27 Oct 2011)

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Publisher's Synopsis

This title presents the full inside story of the Home Guard, the ragtag volunteer army that defended the coast of Britain from German invasion during the Second World War. Colonel Rodney Foster joined the Home Guard in 1940 and kept a diary every day and in it meticulously chronicled his service in the real Dad's Army.

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Viking

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Book information

ISBN: 9780670919826
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Imprint: Viking
Pub date:
DEWEY: 940.548141
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Number of pages: 359
Weight: 543g
Height: 209mm
Width: 149mm
Spine width: 35mm