Название: To the Last Man: The Home Guard in War & Popular Culture
Автор(ы): Malcolm Atkin
Издательство: Pen & Sword 2019
Страниц: 287
Язык: English
Формат: True PDF
Размер: 13 MB
The Home Guard was formed in 1940 to fight an uncompromising and essentially suicidal campaign that was to buy a few hours grace for the regular forces to regroup after a German invasion. But the Dad's Army TV series has led to a serious distortion in the perception of the Home Guard and, as Malcolm Atkin reveals in this thought-provoking and meticulously researched book, its image was manipulated from its earliest days.
