Author: Delaware. National GuardPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 24
Book Description
Delaware National Guard in Its Fourth Century of Service to State and Country
Author: Delaware. National GuardPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 24
Book Description
The Delaware National Guard in Its Fourth Century of Service to State and Country
Author: Delaware. Adjutant General's OfficePublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 24
Book Description
Delaware Army National Guard
Author: Kennard R. Wiggins, Jr.Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 9780738566931
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
The Delaware National Guard traces its roots to 1655, when the Swedish Colonial government formed a militia to defend itself. That tradition carried through Dutch and then English control of the colony. The militia served in all five French and Indian Wars and then distinguished itself during the Revolutionary War as the First Delaware Regiment of the Continental Army, earning its "Blue Hen" nickname. The Delaware militia continued to serve in every major war, and currently it remains in the forefront. Images of America: Delaware Army National Guard presents images of this fabled organization that survived from the Spanish-American War to the present. The people, places, equipment, and facilities of the Delaware National Guard are illustrated in this compilation of historic photographs from the collection of the Delaware Military Heritage and Education Foundation. Brig. Gen. Kennard R. Wiggins Jr. (DE ANG Retired) is a third-generation Delaware Guardsman who served in the National Guard for over 37 years. Currently he serves as executive director of the Delaware Military Heritage and Education Foundation, Inc., which maintains an extensive archive of Delaware National Guard images. The Images of America series celebrates the history of neighborhoods, towns, and cities across the country. Using archival photographs, each title presents the distinctive stories from the past that shape the character of the community today. Arcadia is proud to play a part in the preservation of local heritage, making history available to all.
Civilian in Peace, Soldier in War
Author: United States. Department of the ArmyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
Delaware Army National Guard
Author: Kennard R. Jr. WigginsPublisher: Arcadia Library Editions
ISBN: 9781531643928
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 130
Book Description
Instructions for Use of the Delaware National Guard
Author: George LeR. BrownUnited States Army Unit Histories
Author: James T. ControvichDelaware History
Author: The Episcopal Church in Delaware, 1785-1954
Author: Charles A. SillimanPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Anglican Communion
Languages : en
Pages : 746
Book Description
Civilian in Peace, Soldier in War
Author: Michael Dale DoublerPublisher: Modern War Studies (Paperback)
ISBN: 9780700612499
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
They were there at Concord Bridge. They shaped the vast volunteer armies of the Civil War. They have fought in America's major wars around the world. And they made the first military response on 9/11 after the World Trade Center towers crashed in Manhattan. The National Guard has had a singular place in American history as citizen-soldiers responding both to homeland crises and to the need for fighting power overseas. Michael Doubler now offers the first comprehensive history of the Guard to appear in over thirty years, tracing its role from the days of colonial militias to the dawn of a new millennium. Spanning more than four centuries, he records the Army National Guard's outstanding accomplishments in peace and war on behalf of both state and federal authorities. Originally published as I Am the Guard by the Government Printing Office and with only limited public distribution, this sweeping history is now available in a paperback edition that (in a new preface) updates the National Guard story up to the events of 9/11. Beginning with the first regiments formed in the Massachusetts Bay Colony, Doubler chronicles how American militiamen have transformed themselves from a loose collection of local defense forces into a modern efficient reserve force. After action in the Spanish-American War, the militia era ended in 1903 with the creation of the modern National Guard as the federal reserve of the U.S. Army. In covering the last century, Doubler takes readers from Guard service in both world wars to Cold War duties, the Gulf War, and assignments in the Balkans. He tells of its not always friendly relations with the Regular Army, as well as of those times when Regulars and Guardsmen effectively reinforced each other to get the job done. The militia and National Guard have always concerned themselves with homeland defense, and as the current administration reviews national security, this book provides an opportunity to reconsider the role of the Army National Guard in America's latest war. With 2003 marking the modern National Guard's centennial, Civilian in Peace, Soldier in War offers a virtual primer on the military policy of the United States, showing us that citizen-soldiers have played a vital role in struggles against imperialism, fascism, and communism-and assuring us that they will be ready for the war on terrorism as well.