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Rodney Fosters The Real Dads Army is the true-life account of Britains Home Guard and now the subject of the new film Dads Army (Feb 2016).Who do you think you are kidding Mr Hitler? Not Colonel Rodney Foster- a platoon commander of the Kent Home Guard. Dads Army- the iconic comedy series is as well-known today as it was forty years ago. But the reality of life in the Home Guard was often very different. Here- for the first time- is the full inside story of the Home Guard- the ragtag volunteer army that defended the coast of Britain from German invasion during the Second World War. Colonel Rodney Foster- who retired to Hythe in the south of England after a military career in British India- joined the Home Guard in 1940 and kept a diary every day - a highly illegal act at the time - and in it meticulously chronicled his service in the real Dads Army. He records with a unique wit and wisdom the everyday details of family life during the war: the domestic routine dogged by air raid warnings- the antics of soldiers stationed nearby taking every chance to improve their lot- the quiet strength of a small community faced with great adversity.Its magical Dan Snow- The One ShowIf you lament the demise of the stiff upper lip- this is the book for you Dominic Sandbrook-Evening StandardShaun Sewell is an avid antique dealer and social historian. Shaun lives and works in Northumberland. Rodney Foster was born in India in 1882 and spent his career in the Indian Army. In his retirement he went with his wife and daughter to live in Saltwood- near Hythe on the Kent coastline. ...