House to House Fighting

Do you know that house-to-house fighting is the finest sport on earth?
Do you know that is it just the sort of close-quarter scrapping the British excel in?
Do you know that once you get going you will love it?
Do you want to come with me down our street and play hell with some bloody Huns?
You do?
>House to House Fighting is one of a series of training books written in 1942 by Colonel G. A. Wade for the newly recruited Home Guard. This reproduction from the Royal Armouries' archive shows how Second World War trainees learned to defend themselves amidst the threat of enemy invasion. This fascinating facsimile book is the perfect gift for any enthusiast of the Home Guard.

About the author

Colonel G. A. Wade was a British soldier and author who wrote a series of training manuals for the British Home Guard in the expectation of a German invasion. The series was originally published by Gale & Polden.

Summary

House to House Fighting is one of a series of training books written in 1942 by Colonel G. A. Wade for the newly-recruited Home Guard. This reproduction from the Royal Armouries' archive shows how Second World War trainees learnt to defend themselves amidst the threat of enemy invasion.

Product details

• Authors: Col G. A. Wade, Colonel Colonel G. A. Wade, Colonel G. A. Wade, G. Wade
• Publisher: Unicorn Publishing Group
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.06.2020
• EAN: 9781913013011
• ISBN: 978-1-913013-01-1
• No. of pages: 48
• Dimensions: 127 mm x 180 mm x 12 mm
• Weight: 159 g
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political administration; History - Military / War, HISTORY / Military / Wars & Conflicts (Other), HISTORY / Military / Strategy, HISTORY / Military / Weapons