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To the Last Round: The Leicestershire and Rutland Home Guard 1940-1945
 
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To the Last Round: The Leicestershire and Rutland Home Guard 1940-1945 (Hardcover)
by Austin J. Ruddy (Author), "Leicester Mercury" (Author)
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  • Hardcover: 221 pages
  • Publisher: Breedon Books Publishing Co Ltd (May 2007)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1859835597
  • ISBN-13: 978-1859835593
  • Product Dimensions: 26 x 20.2 x 2.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 53,850 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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    #45 in  Books > History > World History > World War II 1939-1945 > Countries > Britain
    #93 in  Books > History > Cultural History > Local & Urban History

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During World War Two, up to 50,000 men and women served in the Leicestershire and Rutland Home Guard, ready to defend their families, friends and fellow citizens from a ruthless invader. Yet today their stories and sacrifices are practically forgotten - until now. Using a wide variety of sources, the author reveals the true story behind the Home Guard. Apart from their well-know infantry role, Home Guards manned anti-aircraft guns and rockets, formed bomb disposal squads and helped train Special Forces units. Women Auxiliaries and boy cadets also served in the force. Over 50 of the last Home Guards tell first hand of the many events, both serious and humorous, that occurred while they defended the Home Front.

Also published for the first time are: details of secret defence schemes, showing how the two counties would have been defended to the last round; how three secret local resistance organisations would have carried on fighting after Nazi occupation; how the Leicestershire Home Guard helped capture downed German airmen and escaped prisoners of war, while their Rutland counterparts had less success; the stories behind the tragic deaths of 18 Leicestershire Home Guards; and, previously unseen dramatic photographs from the Leicester Mercury archives, together with rare documents and memorabilia, that give an insight into the Home Guard's uniforms, insignia and weaponry. "To the Last Round" is a moving and candid tribute to the Leicestershire and Rutland Home Guard and will provide a welcome addition to the subject at both local and national level.


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5.0 out of 5 stars To the Last Round by Austin J. Ruddy, 8 Dec 2007
By Stephen Carvell (England) - See all my reviews
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"To the Last Round" provides a first class detailed record of the Leicestershire and Rutland Home Guard. In addition to covering the military roles and social aspects of the Home Guard, there are excellent chapters on Home Guard weapons and military defences including examples of military structures from the 1940 to 1945 era that still survive in Leicestershire.
Numerous photographs from the era, maps and examples of Home Guard documents considerably enhance the book.
I thoroughly recommend this book to all who have an interest in military history and is an excellent addition to Austin's first book "British Anti-Invasion Defences 1940-1945".
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