Waiting for a war: Reviewing a book about Dad's Army, E.S. Turner recalls the Ministry of Information advice which ran in the Times in the summer of 1940:

'What do I do if I hear news that the Germans are trying to land, or have landed? The answer is: I do not get panicky, I stay put. I say to myself: Our chaps will deal with them. I do not say I must get out of here. I remember that fighting men must have clear roads. I do not go on the roads on bicycle, in car or on foot. Whether I am at work or at home, I just stay put.' [LRB].

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