▁many ▁of ▁them ▁have ▁German ▁names , ▁the ▁It ali ans ▁because ▁of ▁their ▁opera ▁and ▁being ▁the ▁enemy ▁and ▁the ▁Germ ans ▁for ▁obvious ▁reasons ). ▁Main w aring ▁often ▁refers ▁to ▁Hitler ▁and ▁the ▁Germ ans ▁as ▁if ▁he ▁is ▁leading ▁his ▁own ▁personal ▁war , ▁ins isting ▁that ▁" In ▁fact ▁I ▁do ▁wish ▁he ' d ▁have ▁a ▁go ▁– ▁I ' m ▁spo iling ▁for ▁a ▁fight " ▁in ▁" As leep ▁in ▁the ▁Deep ", ▁regarding ▁his ▁desire ▁in ▁an ▁air ▁ra id ▁to ▁get ▁out ▁of ▁a ▁b unker ▁and ▁face ▁the ▁attack ing ▁Germ ans ▁( who ▁are ▁in ▁plan es ▁and ▁beyond ▁his ▁reach ). ▁Main w aring ' s ▁position ▁as ▁captain ▁of ▁the ▁Home ▁Guard ▁is ▁a ▁great ▁source ▁of ▁pride ▁and ▁he ▁dis lik es ▁being ▁rem ind ed ▁that ▁he ▁is ▁merely ▁a ▁volunte er , ▁part - time ▁soldier . ▁In ▁particular , ▁in ▁the ▁episode ▁" My ▁British ▁Bud dy " ▁he ▁is ▁ch agr ined ▁when ▁Wilson ▁tells ▁an ▁American ▁colon el ▁that ▁the ▁Home ▁Guard ▁are ▁not ▁real ▁soldiers . ▁Main w aring ' s ▁patri ot ism ▁and ▁e ag ern ess ▁to ▁see ▁combat ▁tend ▁to ▁make ▁him ▁over conf ident , ▁and ▁" I ▁don ' t ▁want ▁to ▁hear ▁any ▁of ▁that ▁sort ▁of ▁talk , ▁Wilson " ▁is ▁a ▁common ▁response ▁when ▁Wilson ▁points ▁out ▁problems . ▁Main w aring ▁sees ▁all ▁regular ▁British ▁serv ic emen ▁(" O ur ▁Boys