The American Home Guard
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The American Home Guard
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Author : Barry M. Stentiford
language : en
Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
Release Date : 2002
The American Home Guard written by Barry M. Stentiford and has been published by Texas A&M University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with History categories.
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.
The Missouri Home Guard
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Author : Petra DeWitt
language : en
Publisher: University of Missouri Press
Release Date : 2022-12-26
The Missouri Home Guard written by Petra DeWitt and has been published by University of Missouri Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-12-26 with History categories.
Missouri was one of many states that established a defense organization to take over the duties of the National Guard that had been federalized for military service when the United States declared war on Germany in 1917. The tasks of this volunteer Home Guard included traditional National Guard responsibilities such as providing introductory military training for draftable men, protecting crucial infrastructure from potential enemy activities, and maintaining law and order during labor activism. The Home Guard also functioned to preserve patriotism and reduce opposition to the war. Service in the Guard was a way to show loyalty to one’s country, particularly for German Americans, who were frequently under suspicion as untrustworthy. Many German Americans in Missouri enthusiastically signed up to dispel any whispers of treason, while others found themselves torn between the motherland and their new homeland. Men too old or exempt from the draft for other reasons found meaning in helping with the war effort through the Home Guard while also garnering respect from the community. For similar reasons, women attempted to join the organization as did African Americans, some of whom formed units of a “Negro Home Guard.” Informed by the dynamics of race, gender, and ethnicity, DeWitt’s consideration of this understudied but important organization examines the fluctuating definition of patriotism and the very real question of who did and who did not have the privilege of citizenship and acceptance in society.
African American Soldiers In The National Guard
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Author : Charles Johnson
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Release Date : 1992-08-21
African American Soldiers In The National Guard written by Charles Johnson and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992-08-21 with History categories.
Little is known about the many achievements of African American guardsmen in U.S. history from the late nineteenth to the mid-twentieth centuries. This detailed account thus fills an important gap in our knowledge about the establishment of African American militias in 1877 and their service in wartime and peacetime until the integration of the National Guard in 1950. This careful study of extensive primary and secondary sources is intended for military historians and for all who want to know more about African American contributions to the defense of our nation. Following a short introduction providing some historical background, the study launches into a description of the establishment of African American militia organizations in and about 1877 and their involvement in the Spanish American War and in quelling civil disturbances and disasters up to 1914. The history deals next with the service of African American guardsmen units in World War I, their work in the years between the wars, and their involvement in World War II. The story ends with a description of the initial reorganization of these units and their integration into the National Guard in 1949 and 1950. A lengthy bibliography of primary and secondary sources is useful as well in pointing to the role of African American militias and guardsmen in the history of this important period.
The National Guard And The War On Terror
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Author : Michael Dale Doubler
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2006
The National Guard And The War On Terror written by Michael Dale Doubler and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Civil defense categories.
I Am The Guard
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Author : Michael D. Doubler
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2006-03-01
I Am The Guard written by Michael D. Doubler and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-03-01 with categories.
A comprehensive account of the service & sacrifices of American citizen-soldiers since colonial times. Rooted in the English tradition of militia service & firmly established by the U.S. Constitution, the composition & service of the Army National Guard (ANG) has evolved in 3 distinct phases during the past 400 years: militias provided local protection & law enforcement, & fought in the American revolution; volunteer armies fought the Civil War & protected settlers during westward expansion; & after the Spanish-American War, with the Militia Act of 1903, the ANG became the organized, trained, & equipped federal reserve of the U.S. Army. Also traces the organizational development of the ANG & explains the powerful influences exerted on it. Illus.
Parameters
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2003
Parameters written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Military art and science categories.
Manhood Citizenship And The National Guard
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Author : Eleanor L. Hannah
language : en
Publisher: Ohio State University Press
Release Date : 2007
Manhood Citizenship And The National Guard written by Eleanor L. Hannah and has been published by Ohio State University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with History categories.
"During the Gilded Age and the Progressive Era, thousands upon thousands of American men devoted their time and money to the creation of an unsought - and in some quarters unwelcome - revived state militia. In this book, Eleanor L. Hannah studies the social history of the National Guard, focusing on issues of manhood and citizenship as they relate to the rise of the state militias." "The implications of this book are far-reaching, for it offers historians a fresh look at a long-ignored group of men and unites social and cultural history to explore changing notions of manhood and citizenship during years of frenetic change in the American landscape."--BOOK JACKET.
The Rise Of The National Guard
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Author : Jerry M. Cooper
language : en
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
Release Date : 1997-01-01
The Rise Of The National Guard written by Jerry M. Cooper and has been published by U of Nebraska Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997-01-01 with History categories.
From the beginning of our republic the concept of a citizen soldiery, organized through militias, has undergirded American military philosophy. This nation fought the Revolution, the War of 1812, and the Mexican War, and began the Civil War, relying on volunteer militias and only a skeletal professional military force. The Civil War demonstrated the need to adapt state militias to the requirements of modern war, yet the United States retained its original philosophy in what became the National Guard. ø The Rise of the National Guard describes in thorough detail the evolution of the state militia system to a more federally controlled National Guard during the crucial years of development. The subject is important because the "citizen soldier" and "militia-national guard" traditions form one of the two pillars on which American military policy is built; a professional, regular military force is the other. Jerry Cooper's detailed research, unique examination of the experience of individual states, and careful analysis make this work the standard treatment of the subject.
A Study Of Home Inspection And Warranty Programs
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Author : Mathematica Policy Research, inc
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1977
A Study Of Home Inspection And Warranty Programs written by Mathematica Policy Research, inc and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1977 with Homeowner's insurance categories.
A Study Of Home Inspection And Warranty Programs Supplemental Appendices
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Author : Mathematica Policy Research, Inc
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1977
A Study Of Home Inspection And Warranty Programs Supplemental Appendices written by Mathematica Policy Research, Inc and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1977 with Dwellings categories.