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The US National Guard / by Marcia Amidon Lusted ; content consultant, Professor Mitchell Yockelson, Department of History, United States Naval Academy.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Lüsted, Marcia Amidon, Author.
- Series:
- Essential Library of the US Military The US National Guard
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- United States--National Guard.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (112 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color), maps.
- Place of Publication:
- Minneapolis, Minnesota : Essential Library, an imprint of ABDO Publishing, 2014.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This title highlights the history and achievements of the US National Guard. Text explores the military branch's key missions and important roles in protecting the United States. Learn about cutting-edge technology and weapons, and discover what it is like to join the US National Guard and have a career as a soldier.
- Contents:
- chapter 1. At ground zero
- chapter 2. Minutemen to militia
- chapter 3. World wars and beyond
- chapter 4. An evolving role in wartime
- chapter 5. The National Guard today
- chapter 6. Service at home
- chapter 7. Weapons and equipment
- chapter 8. Career opportunities
- chapter 9. Life in the National Guard.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781629685366
- 1629685364
- 9781629683256
- 1629683256
- OCLC:
- 891953781
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