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This summary report on the British Home Guard concludes that the
force was just as vital and an important arm of the total defense
of any country as any of the other forces, such as the Army and
Navy and the Civil Defence Forces. The Home Guard was composed of
volunteers who carried on civilian jobs and also were active in the
defense of their country. The document contains an introduction
detailing history of a need for a force like the British Home
Guard, a section on tactics and training, law and organization, and
the pitfalls of the force.
This is a high quality reprint of the original 1941 report by staff
of the The Massachusetts Committee on Public Safety. In early 1941,
when the threat of a German invasion was still by no means out of
the question, even an invasion of America was not unimaginable. As
a result, at the request of the U.S. War Department, two
representatives of the Massachusetts Committee on Public Safety
traveled to England to research the origins and development of the
British Home Guard. Established in 1940 and originally named the
Local Defense Volunteers, the Home Guard was both an early warning
force and the last line of defense in case of a German invasion.
British Home Guard, which was classified during the war, provides a
detailed study of the organization, training, and armament of the
Home Guard; its role in guarding against parachute troops (bringing
about the nickname "Parashots"); and its potential as a guerrilla
and sabotage force in the event of a full-scale invasion. Often
viewed in retrospect as a "Dad's Army" of the elderly, this report
makes clear the gravity with which an all-out German attack was
viewed at the time, as well as British plans to "set England
ablaze" via sabotage and irregular warfare if such an attack
succeeded.
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