Title The purge of the Thirtieth Division / Maj. Gen. Henry Dozier Russell ; edited by Lawrence M. Kaplan

Published Annapolis, MD : Naval Institute Press, [2014]

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Description 1 online resource 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? 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 o Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record and CIP data provided by publisher Subject Russell, Henry Dozier, 1889-1972 -- Military leadership SUBJECT Russell, Henry Dozier, 1889-1972 fast Subject United States. Army. Division, 30th -- History -- 20th century United States. Army -- Mobilization -- History -- 20th century Command of troops -- Case studies SUBJECT United States. Army fast United States. Army. Division, 30th fast Subject World War, 1939-1945 -- Regimental histories -- United States Generals -- United States -- Biography World War, 1939-1945 -- United States World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives. HISTORY -- Europe -- Western. Command of troops Armed Forces -- Mobilization Armed Forces -- Officers Generals Regimental histories SUBJECT United States -- National Guard -- Officers United States -- Army -- Officers Subject United States Genre/Form Biographies Case studies History Personal narratives Biographies. Personal narratives. Biographies. Récits personnels. Form Electronic book Author Kaplan, Lawrence M. (Lawrence Martin), 1954- LC no. 2014035637 ISBN 9780870210747 0870210742 0870210661 9780870210662

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