Indiana University Press
Guard Wars: The 28th Infantry Division in World War II
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- Michael E Weaver
- Indiana University Press
- Hardcover
- 9780253355218
- 9.1 X 6.1 X 1 inches
- 1.45 pounds
- History > Military - World War II
- English
Secure TransactionBook Description
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 tracks the division's difficult transformation into a combat-ready unit and highlights General Omar Bradley's extraordinary capacity for leadership--which turned the Pennsylvanians from the least capable to one of the more capable units, a claim dearly tested in the Battle of the H�rtgen Forest. This absorbing and informative analysis chronicles the nation's response to the extreme demands of a world war, and the flexibility its leaders and soldiers displayed in the chaos of combat.
Author Bio
Michael E. Weaver is an Associate Professor of History in the Department of Airpower at the United States Air Force’s Air Command and Staff College. He specializes in aviation, Cold War, and American history and is the author of Guard Wars: The 28th Infantry Division in World War II. He currently lives in Wetumpka, Alabama.
I teach military history and international relations and on occasion lecture to large audiences. I research and write air power history, and am currently writing my second and third books: "National Policy and Air Power Effectiveness during the Vietnam War," and "Weapons, Tactics and Technology for Air Defense during the Cold War."
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