The Real Dad's Army : The Story of the Home Guard de Longmate, Norman

Paperback. Acceptable.

Paperback. Very Good.

London: Arrow, 1974. 128 pp, 7 3/4" H. B&w photographs, cartoons, reproductions. "Norman Longmate, an authority on wartime Britain, has collected together a wealth of hilarious anecdote as well as all the unlikely facts to produce the first popular history of the real Dad's Army." Interior - faint cigarette odour, otherwise clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - browning to edges of covers, very light edge wear, very light browning to edges of textblock, two soft corner creases, book slightly cocked, two tiny scuffs on front cover, slight bump at top of spine. . Soft Cover. Good.

Penguin Random House. Used - Good. Ships from the UK. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Arrow, London, 1974. First Edition. Softcover. Good. Illustrator: Photographic. sources. The text is illustrated with copious contemporary black-and-white photographs and some reproductions of documents and cartoons. Photographic paperback binding with black and red coloured titles to the front panel and red coloured titles to the back strip. This is the history of the least military of armies the English has ever raised – that of the British Home Guard, active during World War II. This is the history of that group of men (and women) as told by a military historian; he has collected a plethora of hilarious anecdotes and unlikely facts to give a history of this most unusual group of military people. Creasing of the book corners and the laminate has started to lift to the lower right-hand corner of the front panel. Some rubbing of the book panels. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 128 pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator:… Leer más

London: Arrow Books. Very Good. 1974. Paperback. 009909830X . 150gms weight; B&W Illustrations; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 128 pages .

Arrow, 1974,. 1974. Soft cover. 009909830X paperback, 128pp, illustrated, text clean and tight, no inscriptions, corners slightly rubbed, Very Good condition. ISBN: 009909830X .

Arrow, UK, 1974. First Edition. Medium Trade Paperback. Very Good. Medium Trade Paperback. 128 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Arrow, UK, 1974. First Edition. *** CONDITION: This book is in very good condition. More specifically: Covers have no creasing. Corners of covers are lightly bumped. Spine has minimal reading creases. . Pages are clean and unmarked and in excellent condition except for old price in pen on front end page. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: The enduring popularity of the BBC TV series Dad's Army has focused attention on one of the strangest and least military armies ever formed - The British Home Guard. What started as an improvised band of volunteers, had grown by 1942 into a conscripted, disciplined and well-equipped force with a strength of nearly two million men. Norman Longmate, an ex-member of the Home Guard and an authority on wartime Britain, has collected together a wealth of hilarious anecdotes as well as all the unlikely facts to produce the first popular history of the… Leer más

London: Arrow, 1974. Book. Illus. by Various. Very Good. Trade Paperback. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" Tall. nicely illustrated with photographs, good copy.

(Subject: World War II - General) What started as an improvised band of volunters had grown by 1942 into a conscripted disciplined and well equipped force of nearly two million men. The author has collected a wealth of anecdotes and facts to compile the first popular history. (Published: 1974) (Publisher: Arrow Books) (ISBN: 009909830X) (Pagination: 128pp, 80 illustrations & photos) (Condition: Very good in card covers) UL-XXXXXX