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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 12
Book Description
Florida National Guard Historical Foundation Inc., 1565
Author: History [of The] National Guard of Florida
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Author: Florida. National GuardPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Florida
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
Florida's Army
Author: Robert HawkPublisher: Pineapple PressInc
ISBN: 9780910923347
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 285
Book Description
- A comprehensive history of the Florida National Guard, the oldest militia tradition in America, from 1565-1985- Covers from 1565, when Florida was ruled by Spain, through 1985, when the Guard's role changed dramatically- Contains over 150 photographs, maps, and line drawings- Appendices offer lists of 20th-century adjutant generals of Florida, state medals and decorations, and fatal casualties from the Civil War through Vietnam--a great research tool- A must for military history buffs
National Guard of the State of Florida, 1939
Author: A Guide to U.S. Army Museums
Author: R. Cody PhillipsPublisher:
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Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
Guide to U.S. Army Museums
Author: R. Cody PhillipsPublisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 0788146718
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 127
Book Description
Florida's Air Force
Author: Robert HawkHistorical Programs and Services, Florida National Guard
Author: Florida. Department of Military AffairsPublisher:
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Category : Military history
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
Florida Public Documents
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Category : State government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 370
Book Description
The American Home Guard
Author: Barry M. StentifordPublisher: Texas A&M University Press
ISBN: 9781585441815
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
Since colonial times Americans have used the militia to maintain local order during both war and peacetime. States have intermittently created, maintained, deployed, and disbanded countless militia organizations outside the scope of the better-known National Guard. Barry M. Stentiford tells the story of these militia units--variously called home guards, State Guard, National Guard Reserve, and State Defense Forces. Stentiford traces the evolution of the militia over the past century, demonstrating its transformation from an amalgamation of state militia units into the National Guard, a reserve of the army. Ironically, the very existence of the National Guard made the creation of other militia forces necessary during periods of war. The home guards or State Guard were organized to fill the vacuum left when the National Guard was called up, depriving states of an organized militia that could be mobilized for repelling invasions, suppressing riots, controlling strikes, or guarding the waterfront. Stentiford carefully analyzes the challenges that faced the State Guards as states sought to build their new militia with leftover men and material. He also examines the role of the State Guard: providing relief during and after natural disasters, providing military training for future draftees, and broadening participation in military units during wartime by giving a role to men who, because of their age or occupation, could not join the federal forces. The State Guard gained a new significance in the Cold War, especially as the political unpalatability of a draft and reductions in the size of the full-time military expanded the functions of the National Guard in military policy. Today modern state militias, born to an ancient tradition, must define a role for themselves in a society that increasingly views them as anachronistic. They mut also compete ideologically with so-called unorganized militias for the title of true heir to the American militia tradition.