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Now, we're all familiar with the comic concept of "Dad's Army," and the idea of church halls in places like Walmington-on-Sea being used as centers for the Home Guard, but as this body of volunteers continued to expand and develop into an increasingly effective force, so did its age range
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Now, we're all familiar
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with the comic concept of "Dad's Army,"
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and the idea of church halls
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in places like Walmington-on-Sea
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being used as centers for the Home Guard,
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but as this body of volunteers continued to expand
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and develop into an increasingly effective force,
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so did its age range.
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Movie Summary
During World War II, the British built or reinforced a series of structures consisting of over 26,000 buildings to form a line of defence against an expected German invasion. Rob Bell travels around the UK to learn their secrets.