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The National Guard and National Defense

The Mobilization of the Guard in World War II

The National Guard and National Defense( )
Author: Sligh, Robert B.
ISBN:978-0-275-94056-0
Publication Date:Feb 1992
Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Imprint:Praeger
Book Format:Hardback
List Price:USD $95.00
Book Description:

The battle for control over the National Guard began with passage of the National Defense Act of 1933. The National Guard Association's insistence on a federal role for the Guard prompted the creation of dual status for Guardsmen. After 1933 they were not only soldiers of the state, but of the nation as well. The first test of the Guard's new status came as the world plunged into the Second World War. The compromises, conflicts, emotions, and legal precedents involved in the 1940-41...
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Book Details
Pages:208
Detailed Subjects: History / Wars & Conflicts / World War Ii / General
History / Military / United States
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):6.14 x 9.21 x 0.5 Inches
Book Weight:1.04 Pounds



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