02478nam 2200589Ia 450 991080878950332120200520144314.01-282-97587-097866129758750-253-00493-4(CKB)2670000000061929(OCoLC)695996376(CaPaEBR)ebrary10437988(SSID)ssj0000458473(PQKBManifestationID)11282925(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000458473(PQKBWorkID)10422362(PQKB)10387607(MiAaPQ)EBC624335(OCoLC)694729267(MdBmJHUP)muse17063(Au-PeEL)EBL624335(CaPaEBR)ebr10437988(CaONFJC)MIL297587(EXLCZ)99267000000006192920100331d2010 ub 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrGuard wars the 28th Infantry Division in World War II /Michael E. WeaverBloomington Indiana University Pressc20101 online resource (382 p.) Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-253-35521-4 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.World War, 1939-1945CampaignsWestern FrontWorld War, 1939-1945Regimental historiesUnited StatesUnited StatesArmed ForcesOrganizationHistory20th centuryWorld War, 1939-1945CampaignsWorld War, 1939-1945Regimental histories940.54/1273Weaver Michael E.1962-1600130MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910808789503321Guard wars3923120UNINA