The National Guard and National Defense: The Mobilization of the Guard in World War II - Hardcover

by Robert Bruce Sligh (Author)

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. 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.

Author Biography

ROBERT BRUCE SLIGH is historian at the Headquarters of the Twelfth Air Force (Tactical Air Command), Bergstrom Air Force Base, Texas. He is a graduate of Louisiana Tech University and Texas A&M University.