Guard Wars: The 28th Infantry Division in World War II

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Contents List of Maps Acknowledgments 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 Notes Bibliography Index 1 9 34 54 78 98 113 127 156 169 187 211 243 257 261 265 267 343 355 ix xi 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. ...