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Guard wars : the 28th Infantry Division in World War II

Title
Guard wars : the 28th Infantry Division in World War II / Michael E. Weaver.
Author
Weaver, Michael E., 1962-
Publication
Bloomington : Indiana University Press, c2010.

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Description
xi, 366 p. : ill., maps; 24 cm.
Subjects
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Introduction : background and issues -- Relations with the army and state identity -- Readiness and training, 1939-1941 -- Peacetime maneuvers, 1939-1941 -- The Pennsylvania National Guard and American society -- Social class, recruiting, and ideology -- The October purge -- Stateside training, 1942-1943 -- Training in Wales, 1943-1944 -- From Normandy to the West Wall -- Battle of the Hürtgen Forest : a leadership failure -- Battle of the Bulge : stubbornness and flexibility -- Winter battles -- Conclusion -- Appendix 1: The execution of Private Slovik -- Appendix 2: The reestablishment of the Pennsylvania National Guard.
Call Number
JFE 11-368
ISBN
  • 9780253355218 (cloth : alk. paper)
  • 0253355214 (cloth : alk. paper)
LCCN
2010012447
OCLC
YBP 2010012447
Author
Weaver, Michael E., 1962-
Title
Guard wars : the 28th Infantry Division in World War II / Michael E. Weaver.
Imprint
Bloomington : Indiana University Press, c2010.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Research Call Number
JFE 11-368
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