Part-time soldiers : reserve readiness challenges in modern military history / Andrew Lewis Chadwick.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Chadwick, Andrew Lewis, author.

Series:

Studies in civil-military relations

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. National Guard--History.

United States.

United States. Army--Reserves--History.

Israel. Tseva haganah le-Yiśraʼel--Reserves--History.

Israel.

Armed Forces--Reserves--History.

Armed Forces.

United States--Armed Forces--Reserves--History.

United States--Military policy.

Israel--Military policy.

Physical Description:

xvi, 308 pages ; 24 cm.

Other Title:

Reserve readiness challenges in modern military history

Place of Publication:

Lawrence, Kansas : University Press of Kansas, [2024]

Summary:

"In Send In the Reserves!, Andrew Chadwick looks at the evolution of army reserve forces over the past century and a half of warfare using a mixture of archival sources, historical field manuals and press reports, memoirs, and secondary sources. Chadwick examines the U.S. Army National Guard and the Israel Defense Forces' army reserve, because a focus on these two service units provides valuable insights into training, methods, and experiences. In doing so, he identifies a core--and often overlooked--challenge in contemporary defense policymaking: how does one build and maintain effective army reserve forces at an affordable cost and in a way that does not cause undue stress on reservists' civilian lives?"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

The reserve dilemma

The United States confronts the reserve dilemma

The National Guard as an operational reserve

The heights of reserve performance

The decline of the IDF Army Reserve.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Chadwick, Andrew Lewis Part-time soldiers

ISBN:

9780700635870

0700635874

OCLC:

1392079572