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UNINA9910785314603321 |
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Autore |
Weaver Michael E. <1962-> |
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Titolo |
Guard wars [[electronic resource] ] : the 28th Infantry Division in World War II / / Michael E. Weaver |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Bloomington, : Indiana University Press, c2010 |
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ISBN |
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1-282-97587-0 |
9786612975875 |
0-253-00493-4 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (382 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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World War, 1939-1945 - Campaigns - Western Front |
World War, 1939-1945 - Regimental histories - United States |
United States Armed Forces Organization History 20th century |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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. |
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