ISBN: 1585441813

[SR: 1281959], Hardcover, [EAN: 9781585441815], Texas A&M University Press, Texas A&M University Press, Book, [PU: Texas A&M University Press], Texas A&M University Press, Since colonial … Mehr…

[SR: 1281959], Hardcover, [EAN: 9781585441815], Texas A&M University Press, Texas A&M University Press, Book, [PU: Texas A&M University Press], Texas A&M University Press, Since colonial times Americans have used the militia to maintain local order during both war and peacetime. States have intermittently created, maintained, deployed, and disbanded countless militia organizations outside the scope of the better-known National Guard. Barry M. Stentiford tells the story of these militia units—variously called home guards, State Guard, National Guard Reserve, and State Defense Forces. Stentiford traces the evolution of the militia over the past century, demonstrating its transformation from an amalgamation of state militia units into the National Guard, a reserve of the army. Ironically, the very existence of the National Guard made the creation of other militia forces necessary during periods of war. The home guards or State Guard were organized to fill the vacuum left when the National Guard was called up, depriving states of an organized militia that could be mobilized for repelling invasions, suppressing riots, controlling strikes, or guarding the waterfront. Stentiford carefully analyzes the challenges that faced the State Guards as states sought to build their new militia with leftover men and material. He also examines the role of the State Guard: providing relief during and after natural disasters, providing military training for future draftees, and broadening participation in military units during wartime by giving a role to men who, because of their age or occupation, could not join the federal forces. The State Guard gained a new significance in the Cold War, especially as the political unpalatability of a draft and reductions in the size of the full-time military expanded the functions of the National Guard in military policy. Today modern state militias, born to an ancient tradition, must define a role for themselves in a society that increasingly views them as anachronistic. They mut also compete ideologically with so-called unorganized militias for the title of true heir to the American militia tradition.<

2002, ISBN: 1585441813, Lieferbar binnen 4-6 Wochen

Internationaler Buchtitel. In englischer Sprache. Verlag: TEXAS A & M UNIV PR, 336 Seiten, L=247mm, B=161mm, H=30mm, Gew.=680gr, [GR: 14380 - HC/Militärfahrzeuge/-flugzeuge/-schiffe], [SW… Mehr…

Internationaler Buchtitel. In englischer Sprache. Verlag: TEXAS A & M UNIV PR, 336 Seiten, L=247mm, B=161mm, H=30mm, Gew.=680gr, [GR: 14380 - HC/Militärfahrzeuge/-flugzeuge/-schiffe], [SW: - History - Military / War], Gebunden, Klappentext: Since colonial times Americans have used the militia to maintain order during both war and peacetime. Barry M. Stentiford tells the story of these militia units -- variously called home guards, State Guard, National Guard Reserve, and State Defense Forces.Stentiford traces the evolution of the militia over the past century, demonstrating its transformation from an amalgamation of state units into the National Guard. Ironically, the National Guard made the creation of other militia forces necessary during periods of war, as the home guards were organized to fill the vacuum left when the National Guard was called up.Stentiford analyzes the challenges faced by State Guards as they built their new militia with leftover men and material. He also examines the role of the State Guard: providing relief during disasters, providing military training for future draftees, and broadening participation in military units during wartime by giving a role to men who, because of their age or occupation, could not join the federal forces.Today modern state militias must define a role for themselves in a society that increasingly views them as anachronistic. They must also compete with so-called unorganized militias for the title of true heir to the American militia tradition.<

ISBN: 9781585441815

Hardback, [PU: Texas A & M University Press], Since colonial times, Americans have used the militia to maintain order both during war and peacetime. In this book, Barry M. Stentiford tell… Mehr…

Hardback, [PU: Texas A & M University Press], Since colonial times, Americans have used the militia to maintain order both during war and peacetime. In this book, Barry M. Stentiford tells the story of these militia units - variously called home guards, State Guard, National Guard Reserve and State Defense Forces., Civil Defence<

ISBN: 1585441813

The State Militia in the Twentieth Century Livre - Livre, Texas A & M Univ Pr