Second Phase 1952 Home Guard Training Manual.

Faced with growing military uncertainty and the start of the Cold War in 1952 the Home Guard was reconstituted. Based on previous wartime experience local battalions were raised in skeleton form with training on more modern arms commencing. This 1952 War Office manual was drawn up to form the basis of the New Home Guard Training. 127pgs illustrated with b/w photographs, sketches and diagrams this manual gave updated lessons in modern weapons and fieldcraft with particular emphasis on a potential Russian adversary. Uncommon and in good, used condition.

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