The American Home Guard
Subtitle: The State Militia in the Twentieth Century (Texas a & M University Military History Series)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
Published: June 2002
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 319
ISBN-13: 9781585441815
Subjects: Civil defence; History of specific subjects; 20th century; Military Science; Civil Defense; History - Military / War; History: American; USA; Militia; Military - United States; History; United States
Description: "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 variously called home guards, State Guard, National Guard Reserve, and State Defense Forces."--BOOK JACKET.