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The American Home Guard: The State Militia in the Twentieth Century (Texas a and M University Military History Series)
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by Barry M. Stentiford
Sales Rank: 143811
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List Price: $44.95
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Cover Type: Hard Cover with 319 pages
Published by: Texas A&M University PressEdition: 1st Edition June 2002
Written in: English
ISBN 10 Number: 1585441813
ISBN 13 Number: 978-1585441815
Book Dimensions:
9.5 x 7 x 1.1 inches
Weighs: 1.6 pounds
Reader Reviews
O.K. It is difficult to be in any manner critical of this book, because there isn't much else out there. This book reads like a revision of the good professor's dissertation. He also does an awful lot of fence straddling. still, I couldn't help but get the sense that he sees the state defense forces, the current incarnation of the home guard, as an interesting footnote, but still an anachronism. He is forced by the events to emphasis on the misery suffered by the state militias because of "rump" militias and the aftermath of the Feds and NG's overreaction to the infamous "Soldier of Fortune" magazine article that painted the SDF's with the mark of idiocy and subversion that is still not forgotten by NGB and the Adjutants General. Sigh. Had to wonder if Prof. Stentiford's perspective is any different post-September 11. This book is a supplement to my library of militaria. His ambivalence is a standard response of many military professionals to the SDF. State Guards are much better in some states than they were ten years ago. But, it will take a lot to erase the image of Kentucky Colonels and Martini Majors. I guess I wanted Stentiford to be an advocate, and he is not. If you are a SDF person or a serious military historian, go for it. I gave this book a four because in spite of the slim volume, less than 250 pages, there isn't much else out there on the topic, and I am grateful for its publication.
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