How often do we hear commanders say they are practically defenceless without machine guns and anti-tank weapons?Yet they have hundreds of men armed with the finest weapon of all – the rifle!For general use there is nothing to take its place. Nothing so universally deadly; nothing to beat it in attack and defence.Fire Control 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 handle their rifles and strategically engage the enemy. Publisher: The Royal Armouries (31 Jan. 2025) Language: English Hardcover 48 pages ISBN-10: 1913013499 ISBN-13: 978-1913013493 Dimensions: 12.07 x 1.02 x 17.78 cm About the author Colonel G. A. Wade was a British soldier and author who wrote a series of training manuals for the British Home Guard in the expectation of a German invasion. The series was originally published by Gale & Polden. 3 For 2 Part of the Home Guard Training Series. Buy 3, pay for 2 across the series. Discount applied automatically to basket.
