WW2 Home Guard soldiers were not 'old duffers', says historian

A collection of World War Two Home Guard papers reveals the volunteer force was not "a load of duffers" but highly skilled ...
The Sun

World War Two’s Home Guard was actually an elite fighting force and not a bungling Dad’s Army, records show

Papers belonging to Major James Webster shed light on what sorts of training the men did to halt an expected German invasion DON’T panic! Dad’s Army was actually a well-drilled fighting force, records ...
BBC

WW2 Home Guard soldiers were not 'old duffers', says historian

A collection of World War Two Home Guard papers reveals the volunteer force was not "a load of duffers" but highly skilled soldiers, according to a historian. The Home Guard was established in May ...