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- Book Title
- Guard Wars : the 28th Infantry Division in World War II
- Publication Name
- Guard Wars
- Title
- Guard Wars
- Subtitle
- The 28th Infantry Division in World War II
- Format
- Hardcover
- ISBN-10
- 0253355214
- EAN
- 9780253355218
- ISBN
- 9780253355218
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press
- Genre
- History
- Topic
- Military / World War II, Military / United States
- Release Year
- 2010
- Release Date
- 29/10/2010
- Language
- English
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- US
- Item Height
- 1.3in
- Item Length
- 9in
- Item Width
- 6in
- Item Weight
- 23.2 Oz
- Publication Year
- 2010
- Number of Pages
- 384 Pages
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Product Information
An inventive study of relations between the National Guard and the Regular Army during World War II, Guard Wars follows the Pennsylvania National Guard's 28th Infantry Division from its peacetime status through training and into combat in Western Europe. The broader story, spanning the years 1939-1945, sheds light on the National Guard, the U.S. Army, and American identities and priorities during the war years. Michael E. Weaver carefully tracks the division's difficult transformation into a combat-ready unit and highlights General Omar Bradley's extraordinary capacity for leadership--which turned the Pennsylvanians from the least capable to one of the more capable units, a claim dearly tested in the Battle of the Hürtgen Forest. This absorbing and informative analysis chronicles the nation's response to the extreme demands of a world war, and the flexibility its leaders and soldiers displayed in the chaos of combat.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Indiana University Press
ISBN-10
0253355214
ISBN-13
9780253355218
eBay Product ID (ePID)
80027251
Product Key Features
Book Title
Guard Wars : the 28th Infantry Division in World War II
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Military / World War II, Military / United States
Publication Year
2010
Genre
History
Number of Pages
384 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9in
Item Height
1.3in
Item Width
6in
Item Weight
23.2 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
D769.3 28th.W43 2010
Grade from
College Graduate Student
Reviews
A significant contribution to understanding how the U.S. Army organized, trained, and prepared for war., A significant contribution to understanding how the U.S. Army organized, trained, and prepared for war.--Edward G. Miller, author of Nothing Less than Full Victory: Americans at War in Europe, 1944-1945, Weaver has written an absorbing book that includes fascinating details about the pre-war National Guard, its relations with the Regular Army, and the uncomfortable amalgamation of the two caused by the national emergency. Weaver's research is wide-ranging and his writing skill is admirable; his analyses and conclusions are all reasonable and supported by the evidence he presents., "A significant contribution to understanding how the U.S. Army organized, trained, and prepared for war." -- Edward G. Miller, author of Nothing Less than Full Victory: Americans at War in Europe, 1944--1945, Weaver has written an excellent account of the Pennsylvania National Guard's role in the European campaign. He has also demonstrated that there is still much important work to be done on the U.S. Army's participation in the 'good war.', "Overall, Guard Wars is an excellent addition to any World War II library. The book is a study in preparedness, and many of its lessons are relevant today." -Journal of Army History, Fall 2011, "A significant contribution to understanding how the U.S. Army organized, trained, and prepared for war." Edward G. Miller, author of Nothing Less than Full Victory: Americans at War in Europe, 19441945"Michael E. Weaver's Guard Wars does a fine job of bringing the Twenty-Eighth Infantry Division to life. The book begins by focusing on the National Guards' relationship with the regular army as well as the division's interaction with Pennsylvania society and institutions.... Overall, Guard Wars is an insightful study of a National Guard division in World War Two. Weaver does not limit himself to the Twenty-Eighth Infantry Division's role in combat, but instead spends half of the book investigating the "Bloody Buckets" training and its influence on Pennsylvania society. The book is well researched and heavily cited." - Alex Lovelace, H-War, August 2012, "Overall, Guard Wars is an excellent addition to any World War II library. The book is a study in preparedness, and many of its lessons are relevant today." -- Journal of Army History, Fall 2011, "A significant contribution to understanding how the U.S. Army organized, trained, and prepared for war." Edward G. Miller, author of Nothing Less than Full Victory: Americans at War in Europe, 19441945 "Michael E. Weaver's Guard Wars does a fine job of bringing the Twenty-Eighth Infantry Division to life. The book begins by focusing on the National Guards' relationship with the regular army as well as the division's interaction with Pennsylvania society and institutions.... Overall, Guard Wars is an insightful study of a National Guard division in World War Two. Weaver does not limit himself to the Twenty-Eighth Infantry Division's role in combat, but instead spends half of the book investigating the "Bloody Buckets" training and its influence on Pennsylvania society. The book is well researched and heavily cited." - Alex Lovelace, H-War , August 2012, "A significant contribution to understanding how the U.S. Army organized, trained, and prepared for war." -Edward G. Miller, author of Nothing Less than Full Victory: Americans at War in Europe, 1944-1945, "A significant contribution to understanding how the U.S. Army organized, trained, and prepared for war." Edward G. Miller, author of Nothing Less than Full Victory: Americans at War in Europe, 19441945, "Weaver has written an absorbing book that includes fascinating details about the pre-war National Guard, its relations with the Regular Army, and the uncomfortable amalgamation of the two caused by the national emergency. Weaver's research is wide-ranging and his writing skill is admirable; his analyses and conclusions are all reasonable and supported by the evidence he presents." -The Journal of America's Military Past, "Weaver has written an excellent account of the Pennsylvania National Guard's role in the European campaign. He has also demonstrated that there is still much important work to be done on the U.S. Army's participation in the 'good war.'April 2011"-- The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography "Overall, Guard Wars is an excellent addition to any World War II library. The book is a study in preparedness, and many of its lessons are relevant today. Fall 2011"-- Journal of Army History "Weaver has written an absorbing book that includes fascinating details about the pre-war National Guard, its relations with the Regular Army, and the uncomfortable amalgamation of the two caused by the national emergency. Weaver's research is wide-ranging and his writing skill is admirable; his analyses and conclusions are all reasonable and supported by the evidence he presents."-- The Journal of America's Military Past "Micheal E. Weaver's Guard Wars does a fine job of bringing the Twenty-Eighth Infantry Division to life."-- H-Net Reviews Humanities and Social Sciences "A significant contribution to understanding how the U.S. Army organized, trained, and prepared for war."--Edward G. Miller, author of Nothing Less than Full Victory: Americans at War in Europe, 1944-1945, "Weaver has written an excellent account of the Pennsylvania National Guard's role in the European campaign. He has also demonstrated that there is still much important work to be done on the U.S. Army's participation in the 'good war.'" -- New Republic, April 2011, Overall, Guard Wars is an excellent addition to any World War II library. The book is a study in preparedness, and many of its lessons are relevant today., "Micheal E. Weaver's Guard Wars does a fine job of bringing the Twenty-Eighth Infantry Division to life." -H-Net Reviews Humanities and Social Sciences, "Weaver has written an excellent account of the Pennsylvania National Guard's role in the European campaign. He has also demonstrated that there is still much important work to be done on the U.S. Army's participation in the 'good war.'" -The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography, April 2011, Micheal E. Weaver's Guard Wars does a fine job of bringing the Twenty-Eighth Infantry Division to life., "Weaver has written an excellent account of the Pennsylvania National Guard's role in the European campaign. He has also demonstrated that there is still much important work to be done on the U.S. Army's participation in the 'good war.'" -- The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography, April 2011
Table of Content
List of Maps Acknowledgments 1. Introduction: Background and Issues 2. Relations with the Army and State Identity 3. Readiness and Training: 19391941 4. Peacetime Maneuvers: 19391941 5. The Pennsylvania National Guard and American Society 6. Social Class, Recruiting, and Ideology 7. The October Purge 8. Stateside Training: 19421943 9. Training in Wales: 19431944 10. From Normandy to the West Wall 11. Battle of the Hürtgen Forest: A Leadership Failure 12. Battle of the Bulge: Stubbornness and Flexibility 13. Winter Battles 14. Conclusion Appendix 1: The Execution of Private Slovik Appendix 2: The Reestablishment of the Pennsylvania National Guard Notes Bibliography Index, List of Maps Acknowledgments 1. Introduction: Background and Issues 2. Relations with the Army and State Identity 3. Readiness and Training: 1939-1941 4. Peacetime Maneuvers: 1939-1941 5. The Pennsylvania National Guard and American Society 6. Social Class, Recruiting, and Ideology 7. The October Purge 8. Stateside Training: 1942-1943 9. Training in Wales: 1943-1944 10. From Normandy to the West Wall 11. Battle of the Hürtgen Forest: A Leadership Failure 12. Battle of the Bulge: Stubbornness and Flexibility 13. Winter Battles 14. Conclusion Appendix 1: The Execution of Private Slovik Appendix 2: The Reestablishment of the Pennsylvania National Guard Notes Bibliography Index
Copyright Date
2010
Lccn
2010-012447
Dewey Decimal
940.54/1273
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
22
Illustrated
Yes
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