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Mum’s army : the forgotten role of women in the Home Guard

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Cullen, Stephen Michael (2016) Mum’s army : the forgotten role of women in the Home Guard. The Conversation .

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Abstract

The new Dad’s Army film is a celebration of two historic British institutions: the relatively short-lived military force, the Home Guard, that played a key role in Britain’s defence during World War II, and the much-loved TV sitcom that ran from 1968-1977, which has enjoyed such regular repeats that it hasn’t much left the screen. While the show followed the domestic escapades of Captain Mainwaring and his ageing band of brothers, women didn’t much feature. With the new cinematic offering, there are now some women in the frame.

Item Type: Journal Article
Subjects: D History General and Old World > D History (General) > D731 World War II
Divisions: Faculty of Social Sciences > Centre for Educational Development, Appraisal and Research (CEDAR)
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): World War, 1939-1945 -- Women -- Great Britain, Women -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century, World War, 1939-1945 -- War work -- Great Britain
Journal or Publication Title: The Conversation
Publisher: The Conversation Trust (UK)
Official Date: 5 February 2016
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5 February 2016Published
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Access rights to Published version: Open Access (Creative Commons)
Date of first compliant deposit: 16 February 2016
Date of first compliant Open Access: 17 February 2016

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