Guard wars: the 28th Infantry Division in World War II
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Beteilige Person: Weaver, Michael E. (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Bloomington, Ind. Indiana University Press c2010
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Beschreibung: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
Umfang:1 Online-Ressource (xi, 366 p.)
ISBN:0253004934
0253355214
9780253004932
9780253355218