{"product_id":"guard-wars-the-28th-infantry-division-in-world-war-ii-hardback-9780253355218","title":"Guard Wars; The 28th Infantry Division in World War II (Hardback) 9780253355218","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eGuard Wars\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThe 28th Infantry Division in World War II\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eMichael E. Weaver (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780253355218\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 29 October 2010\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e384 pages, 17 b\u0026amp;w illus., 11 maps\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.6 cm, 0.658 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"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\"—\u003ci\u003eThe Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"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\"—\u003ci\u003eJournal of Army History\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"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.\"—\u003ci\u003eThe Journal of America's Military Past\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Micheal E. Weaver's Guard Wars does a fine job of bringing the Twenty-Eighth Infantry Division to life.\"—\u003ci\u003eH-Net Reviews Humanities and Social Sciences\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"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\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn inventive study of relations between the National Guard and the Regular Army during World War II, \u003ci\u003eGuard Wars\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Maps\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e 1. Introduction: Background and Issues\u003cbr\u003e 2. Relations with the Army and State Identity\u003cbr\u003e 3. Readiness and Training: 1939–1941\u003cbr\u003e 4. Peacetime Maneuvers: 1939–1941\u003cbr\u003e 5. The Pennsylvania National Guard and American Society\u003cbr\u003e 6. Social Class, Recruiting, and Ideology\u003cbr\u003e 7. The October Purge\u003cbr\u003e 8. Stateside Training: 1942–1943\u003cbr\u003e 9. Training in Wales: 1943–1944\u003cbr\u003e 10. From Normandy to the West Wall\u003cbr\u003e 11. Battle of the Hürtgen Forest: A Leadership Failure\u003cbr\u003e 12. Battle of the Bulge: Stubbornness and Flexibility\u003cbr\u003e 13. Winter Battles\u003cbr\u003e 14. Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e Appendix 1: The Execution of Private Slovik\u003cbr\u003e Appendix 2: The Reestablishment of the Pennsylvania National Guard\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Indiana University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52695338058008,"sku":"9780253355218","price":25.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/guard-wars-the-28th-infantry-division-in-world-war-ii-hardback-9780253355218","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}