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The purge of the Thirtieth Division / Maj. Gen. Henry Dozier Russell ; edited by Lawrence M. Kaplan ; foreword by Michael D. Doubler.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Russell, Henry Dozier, 1889-1972, author.
- Doubler, Michael D. (Michael Dale), 1955- author of introduction, etc.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- World War, 1939-1945--Regimental histories--United States.
- World War, 1939-1945.
- Generals--United States--Biography.
- Generals.
- World War, 1939-1945--United States.
- World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives.
- United States--National Guard--Officers.
- United States.
- United States. Army. Division, 30th--History--20th century.
- United States. Army--Mobilization--History--20th century.
- United States. Army--Officers.
- Command of troops--Case studies.
- Command of troops.
- Russell, Henry Dozier, 1889-1972--Military leadership.
- Russell, Henry Dozier.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (241 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Annapolis, Maryland : Naval Institute Press, 2014.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The Purge of the Thirtieth Division by Major General Henry Dozier Russell is the only known written work by any of the eighteen National Guard division commanders mobilized in1940 and 1941. It chronicles from a National Guard perspective many of the challenges and growing pains experienced by the Army in the critical months leading up to its entry into World War II. Through Russell, the reader gains insight into the vast cultural differences between the Regular Army and the National Guard at the time.Russell's memoir offer an invaluable source of a commander's first-hand account of how his div
- Contents:
- Straws in the wind
- War days at Fort Jackson
- The Tennessee Maneuvers
- Back at Fort Jackson
- The Carolina Maneuvers
- The beginning of the end
- The trial
- In Washington
- After us
- Where do we go from here?.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Includes index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 0-87021-074-2
- OCLC:
- 890107370
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