Colonel G. A. Wade – författare

‘It is extraordinary how reluctant the British soldier is to show cunning. We try to play the game of war as if it had rules for fair play like cricket and football.’‘If you want to make your spell of duty pass quickly, concentrate on prowling properly.’‘By Jove, look! There is a suspicious-looking man creeping under those bushes. It will be heaven help that rough chap if he makes a break!’First published in the 1940s for the newly-recruited British Home Guard, The Art of Prowling showed recruits how to sneak up on the enemy without being seen, how to avoid attracting attention, and why they should never underestimate a German spy.Will you be awarded the Good Prowler’s Badge?

Do you know that house-to-house fighting is the finest sport on earth?Do you know that is it just the sort of close-quarter scrapping the British excel in?Do you know that once you get going you will love it?Do you want to come with me down our street and play hell with some bloody Huns?You do?Right, we’ll carry on!House to House Fighting is one of a series of training books written in 1942 by Colonel G. A. Wade for the newly-recruited Home Guard. This reproduction from the Royal Armouries’ archive shows how Second World War trainees learnt to defend themselves amidst the threat of enemy invasion.

We are not dealing with the remote future. The Huns are coming. Will they drop from the skies and surround the village?Will sounds of battle will be heard in the far distance?Or will their armoured fighting vehicles will come careering across the landscape?When they come, your village must be ready. Defence of Villages and Small Towns is one of a series of training books written in 1942 by Colonel G. A. Wade for the newly-recruited Home Guard. This reproduction from the Royal Armouries’ archive shows how the Second World War trainees learnt to defend rural villages and small towns from the threat of enemy invasion.

A road block is a tiny battlefield.Here, all the principles of strategy and tactics apply – just as much as when whole armies meet in the field.It is a challenge thrown down by the free world to Hitler and his hordes. A road block is a gesture of defiance that says, ‘Beyond this, you shall not come’.Lie doggo. Hit hard. And clear out!Road Blocks is one of a series of training books written in 1942 by Colonel G. A. Wade for the newly-recruited Home Guard. This reproduction from the Royal Armouries’ archive shows how the Second World War trainees learnt to set up and defend road blocks amidst the threat of enemy invasion.