Anyway first up I picked this nice little book up in a charity shop yesterday. There are lots of ‘Home Guard’ books out there but what is nice about this one is Rodney Foster lived and wrote his diary in Hythe which loyal readers will know is the current scene of operation for my Sealion campaign. This is timely as I picked up some more Home guard at York .
Cavalry at Shorncliffe Camp
8th Battalion Home guard drilling outside pub on the road to Dover
More drilling on the Folkestone Cricket ground
Very interesting.
ReplyDeleteThank You Matt!
Worth looking out for if you are interested in this period ?π
DeleteI picked up the Penguin version cheaply some time ago. It is indeed a super book.
ReplyDeleteOf course for me the beauty is Col Rodney lived snake bang in the middle of the proposed invasion locationπ
DeleteFascinating!
ReplyDeleteNice little book if you can find a cheap copyπ
DeleteI got this a couple of years ago as I enjoy period diaries as a window into a lost world. The photos were a bonus as you say.
ReplyDeleteThe bonus is his location in my invasion zone....looking forward to getting some more Home guard painted up so he can lead them into battle π
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