LEADER 03456nam 2200493 450 001 9910795985303321 005 20240112051732.0 010 $a9780826274786$b(electronic bk.) 010 $z9780826222664 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC30158527 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL30158527 035 $a(CKB)24876432100041 035 $a(OCoLC)1328002757 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)musev2_103018 035 $a(EXLCZ)9924876432100041 100 $a20240112d2022 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 14$aThe Missouri Home Guard $eprotecting the home front during the Great War /$fPetra DeWitt 205 $aFirst edition. 210 1$aColumbia, Missouri :$cUniversity of Missouri Press,$d[2022] 210 4$dİ2022 215 $a1 online resource (242 pages) 311 08$aPrint version: DeWitt, Petra The Missouri Home Guard Columbia : University of Missouri Press,c2022 9780826222664 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aIntro -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. Volunteerism, Masculinity, and Preparedness: The Evolution of Militia Service in Missouri, 1870-1917 -- Chapter 2. Answering the "Urgent" Call: Establishing and Organizing the Missouri Home Guard -- Chapter 3. Too Much Too Fast: Logistical Problems Limit the Effectiveness of the Home Guard -- Chapter 4. Democracy and Self-Interest at Play: The Meaning of Membership in the Missouri Home Guard -- Chapter 5. Freeing Oppressed People and Spreading Democracy: The Struggle to Gain Inclusion through the "Negro Home Guard" -- Chapter 6. Protectors of the Hearth: Women's Contributions to the Home Front and Service in the Home Guard -- Chapter 7. Protecting Society from the Enemy, Maintaining Law and Order, Preserving Loyalty: The Tasks of the Missouri Home Guard -- Chapter 8. After the War: Evaluating the Missouri Home Guard -- Abbreviations and Acronyms -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index. 330 $a"This detailed history of the Missouri Home Guard explains how Governor Frederick Gardner reacted to the deployment of the National Guard into federal service once the United States declared war on Germany in 1917. As twenty-six other states did during World War I, Missouri established a Home Guard to take over the functions of the absent National Guard. This Home Guard was an entirely volunteer organization that took on the duties of providing introductory military training for draftable men, protecting crucial infrastructure from potential enemy activities, and maintaining law and order during labor activism. The Home Guard also functioned to preserve patriotism and reduce opposition to the war, sometimes going so far as to police the behavior of German-Americans who appeared disloyal to state and country"--$cProvided by publisher. 606 $aWorld War, 1914-1918$zMissouri 606 $aWorld War, 1914-1918$xRegimental histories$zUnited States 607 $aMissouri$xHistory, Military$y20th century 615 0$aWorld War, 1914-1918 615 0$aWorld War, 1914-1918$xRegimental histories 676 $a940.3778 700 $aDeWitt$b Petra$f1961-$01464267 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910795985303321 996 $aThe Missouri Home Guard$93673850 997 $aUNINA