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].
