Guard wars [[electronic resource] ] : the 28th Infantry Division in World War II / / Michael E. Weaver
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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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| Pubblicazione: | Bloomington, : Indiana University Press, c2010 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (382 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 940.54/1273 |
| Soggetto topico: | World War, 1939-1945 - Campaigns - Western Front |
| World War, 1939-1945 - Regimental histories - United States | |
| Soggetto geografico: | United States Armed Forces Organization History 20th century |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| Note generali: | Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 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. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Guard wars |
| ISBN: | 1-282-97587-0 |
| 9786612975875 | |
| 0-253-00493-4 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910459187303321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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