Guard wars the 28th Infantry Division in World War II - Weaver, Michael E. (Indiana University Press, 2010)
Includes bibliographical references and index
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
Keywords: United States / Army / Infantry Division, 28th; Pennsylvania / National Guard / Infantry Division, 28th; World War (1939-1945); United States -- Army -- Infantry Division, 28th; Pennsylvania -- National Guard -- Infantry Division, 28th; USA -- Infantry Division -- 28; 1900 - 1999; Geschichte; HISTORY / Military / World War II.; Armed Forces / Organization; Military campaigns; Regimental histories; Weltkrieg (1939-1945); World War, 1939-1945 -- Regimental histories -- United States; World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Western Front; Zweiter Weltkrieg; USA