Keep the Home Guard Turning is a 1943 comedy novel by the British writer Compton Mackenzie.^[1] It portrays the activities of the Home Guard on a remote Scottish island during the Second World War. The characters and setting reappeared in the more famous sequel Whisky Galore in 1947.

Keep the Home Guard Turning

First edition
Author	Compton Mackenzie
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English
Genre	Comedy
Publisher	Chatto and Windus
Publication date	1943
Media type	Print
Followed by	Whiskey Galore

The title is a play on the First World War song Keep the Home Fires Burning.