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National Guard - U.S. militia. The militia is authorized by the Constitution of the United States, which also defines the militia's functions and the federal and state role. Article 1, Section 8 provides that Congress shall have the power to call forth "the Militia to execute the Laws of the Union, suppress insurrections and repel invasions." Congress was entrusted with organizing

11 of the Best Books and Articles on: National Guard

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Citizen Warriors: America's National Guard and Reserve Forces & the Politics of National Security » Read Now
by Stephen M. Duncan. 322 pgs.

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...CITIZEN WARRIORS Americas National Guard and Reserve Forces the Politics...Citizen warriors: Americas National Guard Reserve Forces and the politics...0-89141-609-9 1...
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The Rise of the National Guard: The Evolution of the American Militia, 1865-1920 » Read Now
by Jerry Cooper. 254 pgs.

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...its original philosophy in what became the National Guard. The Rise of the National Guard describes in thorough detail the evolution...militia system to a more federally...
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On Guard in America: The National Guard Provides Homeland Defense, in USA Today (Society for the Advancement of Education) » Read Now
by Jon Powers, Robert Stephenson. 6 pgs.

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...On Guard in America: The National Guard Provides Homeland Defense...TERRORIST ATTACK of Sept. 11, the National Guard has been standing guard across...not apply to state...
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State Defense Forces and Homeland Security, in Parameters » Read Now
by Arthur N. Tulak, Robert W. Kraft, Don Silbaugh. 15 pgs.

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...homeland security missions. While the National Guard is ideally positioned and suited...In addition to the forces the National Guard may provide, State Defense...
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Transformation and Homeland Security: Dual Challenges for the US Army, in Parameters » Read Now
by Terrence K. Kelly. 15 pgs.

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...composition, and missions of the National Guard receiving significant attention...pressures to not deploy some Army National Guard (ARNG) units during times of...
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The National Guard and National Defense: The Mobilization of the Guard in World War II » Read Now
by Robert Bruce Sligh. 187 pgs.

Collections: History, Entire Library

This book is the first detailed look at the most important event in National Guard history--the complete mobilization of the Guard during World War II. After 1933, members of the Guard were not only soldiers of the state but of the nation as well. The compromises, conflicts, emotions, and legal...
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This book is the first detailed look at the most important event in National Guard history--the complete mobilization of the Guard during World War II. After 1933, members of the Guard were not only soldiers of the state but of the nation as well. The compromises, conflicts, emotions, and legal precedents involved in the 1940-41 mobilization were to affect the National Guard and national defense strategy for many years to come. Sligh's study demonstrates the importance of the political situation between the Guard and the Army and its consequences for later defense policy and legislation.
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America's Armed Forces: A Handbook of Current and Future Capabilities (Discussion of the National Guard begins on p. 87) » Read Now
by Sam C. Sarkesian, Robert E. Connor Jr. 475 pgs.

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This handbook by 14 well-known experts provides an overall analysis of U.S. military strengths and weaknesses in the 1990s and needs at the turn of the century. The first part of the book covers the U.S. armed forces under the Department of Defense and the military chain of command. The second half...
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This handbook by 14 well-known experts provides an overall analysis of U.S. military strengths and weaknesses in the 1990s and needs at the turn of the century. The first part of the book covers the U.S. armed forces under the Department of Defense and the military chain of command. The second half of the book deals with the American way of war, different military conflicts, and noncombat contingencies. The introduction defines national security concepts and sets the stage for the assessments that follow; the conclusion evaluates the military challenges confronting the United States in the 21st century. Each chapter offers short lists of readings. A glossary and comprehensive index make this an easy-to-use reference for students, teachers, professionals, and general readers concerned with America's defense needs.
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The Rock of Anzio: From Sicily to Dachau: A History of the 45th Infantry Division (Includes discussion of the National Guard in multiple chapters) » Read Now
by Flint Whitlock. 479 pgs.

Collections: History, Entire Library

Anzio was one of the greatest battles of World War II-a desperate gamble to land a large amphibious force behind German lines in Italy in the hope that the war could be shortened by capturing Rome. It also turned out to be one of the bloodiest battles in U.S. military history. Based on extensive...
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Anzio was one of the greatest battles of World War II-a desperate gamble to land a large amphibious force behind German lines in Italy in the hope that the war could be shortened by capturing Rome. It also turned out to be one of the bloodiest battles in U.S. military history. Based on extensive research into archives, photos, letters, diaries, previously classified official records, & scores of personal interviews with surviving veterans of the 45th Division, The Rock of Anzio is written with an immediacy that puts the reader right onto the battlefield & shows us war through the eyes of ordinary men called upon to perform extraordinary deeds. Contents: Introduction. Early History & Training. The Invasion of Sicily. Saving the Salerno Beachhead. Ordeal in the Apennines. Agony at Anzio. Breakout from the Beachhead. The Liberation of Rome. The Invasion of Southern France. Cracking the Maginot & Siegfried Lines. Into the Heart of Germany. The Liberation of Dachau. Epilogue & Postscript.
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Against the Specter of a Dragon: The Campaign for American Military Preparedness, 1914-1917 (Includes discussion of the National Guard in multiple chapters) » Read Now
by John Patrick Finnegan. 256 pgs.

Collections: History, Entire Library

...to the secretary of war, the National Guard should be mobilized and sent to...this idea as inadequate. The National Guard was dismissed as untrustworthy...would...
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African American Soldiers in the National Guard: Recruitment and Deployment during Peacetime and War » Read Now
by Charles Johnson Jr. 218 pgs.

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This detailed history of the many achievements of African-American guardsmen in U.S. history from the late 19th to the mid-20th centuries fills an important gap in our knowledge about the involvement of African American militias in wartime and peacetime service. Using extensive primary and secondary...
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This detailed history of the many achievements of African-American guardsmen in U.S. history from the late 19th to the mid-20th centuries fills an important gap in our knowledge about the involvement of African American militias in wartime and peacetime service. Using extensive primary and secondary sources, this account describes the establishment of African American militia groups in 1877, their role in the Spanish American War and in quelling civil disturbances and disasters up to 1914, their service in World Wars I and II and in the years between the wars, and their reorganization and integration into the National Guard in 1949 and 1950.
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Excerpted from Reserves and Guard: A More Selective Service, in Washington Monthly » Read Now
by Adam Hochschild. 3 pgs.

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...you can join the Reserves or the National Guard. As long as this escape valve...the Army Reserve and the Army National Guard, to which nearly 700,000 of the...to enlist...