Guard Wars: The 28th Infantry Division in World War II

by Michael E. Weaver

An inventive study of relations between the National Guard and the Regular Army during World War II, Guard Wars 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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0253355214
• ISBN13: 9780253355218
• Release Date: October 2010
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.1"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher