Author: Petra DeWitt
Publisher: University of Missouri Press
ISBN: 0826274781
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
Missouri was one of many states that established a defense organization to take over the duties of the National Guard that had been federalized for military service when the United States declared war on Germany in 1917. The tasks of this volunteer Home Guard included traditional National Guard responsibilities such as providing introductory military training for draftable men, protecting crucial infrastructure from potential enemy activities, and maintaining law and order during labor activism. The Home Guard also functioned to preserve patriotism and reduce opposition to the war. Service in the Guard was a way to show loyalty to one’s country, particularly for German Americans, who were frequently under suspicion as untrustworthy. Many German Americans in Missouri enthusiastically signed up to dispel any whispers of treason, while others found themselves torn between the motherland and their new homeland. Men too old or exempt from the draft for other reasons found meaning in helping with the war effort through the Home Guard while also garnering respect from the community. For similar reasons, women attempted to join the organization as did African Americans, some of whom formed units of a “Negro Home Guard.” Informed by the dynamics of race, gender, and ethnicity, DeWitt’s consideration of this understudied but important organization examines the fluctuating definition of patriotism and the very real question of who did and who did not have the privilege of citizenship and acceptance in society.
The Missouri Home Guard
Author: Petra DeWitt
Publisher: University of Missouri Press
ISBN: 0826274781
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
Missouri was one of many states that established a defense organization to take over the duties of the National Guard that had been federalized for military service when the United States declared war on Germany in 1917. The tasks of this volunteer Home Guard included traditional National Guard responsibilities such as providing introductory military training for draftable men, protecting crucial infrastructure from potential enemy activities, and maintaining law and order during labor activism. The Home Guard also functioned to preserve patriotism and reduce opposition to the war. Service in the Guard was a way to show loyalty to one’s country, particularly for German Americans, who were frequently under suspicion as untrustworthy. Many German Americans in Missouri enthusiastically signed up to dispel any whispers of treason, while others found themselves torn between the motherland and their new homeland. Men too old or exempt from the draft for other reasons found meaning in helping with the war effort through the Home Guard while also garnering respect from the community. For similar reasons, women attempted to join the organization as did African Americans, some of whom formed units of a “Negro Home Guard.” Informed by the dynamics of race, gender, and ethnicity, DeWitt’s consideration of this understudied but important organization examines the fluctuating definition of patriotism and the very real question of who did and who did not have the privilege of citizenship and acceptance in society.
Publisher: University of Missouri Press
ISBN: 0826274781
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
Missouri was one of many states that established a defense organization to take over the duties of the National Guard that had been federalized for military service when the United States declared war on Germany in 1917. The tasks of this volunteer Home Guard included traditional National Guard responsibilities such as providing introductory military training for draftable men, protecting crucial infrastructure from potential enemy activities, and maintaining law and order during labor activism. The Home Guard also functioned to preserve patriotism and reduce opposition to the war. Service in the Guard was a way to show loyalty to one’s country, particularly for German Americans, who were frequently under suspicion as untrustworthy. Many German Americans in Missouri enthusiastically signed up to dispel any whispers of treason, while others found themselves torn between the motherland and their new homeland. Men too old or exempt from the draft for other reasons found meaning in helping with the war effort through the Home Guard while also garnering respect from the community. For similar reasons, women attempted to join the organization as did African Americans, some of whom formed units of a “Negro Home Guard.” Informed by the dynamics of race, gender, and ethnicity, DeWitt’s consideration of this understudied but important organization examines the fluctuating definition of patriotism and the very real question of who did and who did not have the privilege of citizenship and acceptance in society.
The Color-guard
Author: James Hosmer
Publisher: Applewood Books
ISBN: 1429015985
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
Publisher: Applewood Books
ISBN: 1429015985
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
The Tsar’S Guard
Author: L. L. Otto
Publisher: Archway Publishing
ISBN: 1480806994
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 467
Book Description
For more than two hundred years, the Tsars private and elite soldiers have been the core of order and stability in civilized Russia. The Imperial Life Guards were formed in 1690, and their reputation is legendary. In southern Ukraine in the 1850s, however, the historic canvas of decay and poisonous alliances are weakening traditional monarchies and governments. Political unrest abounds, and medieval processes are giving way to contemporary acts of insurrection, greed and disloyalty. Growing up in a small village, young Samuel Orloff is obsessed with learning everything he can about his fathers secret past, the Imperial Life Guards, and their mission. Amid a sea of chaotic change, Samuels father rescues Charles Kovnik, an injured Imperial Life Guard, from a creek near their home and nurses him back to life. Now mentored by Charles and bound by inseparable events beyond his control, Samuel discovers life paths are not always chosen as revelations about his familys history become just as important as the realization for his future. The Tsars Guard is the compelling story of a boys coming-of-age journey in mid-nineteenth-century Russia as he attempts to fulfill his dream of becoming one of the Tsars trusted Imperial Life Guards.
Publisher: Archway Publishing
ISBN: 1480806994
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 467
Book Description
For more than two hundred years, the Tsars private and elite soldiers have been the core of order and stability in civilized Russia. The Imperial Life Guards were formed in 1690, and their reputation is legendary. In southern Ukraine in the 1850s, however, the historic canvas of decay and poisonous alliances are weakening traditional monarchies and governments. Political unrest abounds, and medieval processes are giving way to contemporary acts of insurrection, greed and disloyalty. Growing up in a small village, young Samuel Orloff is obsessed with learning everything he can about his fathers secret past, the Imperial Life Guards, and their mission. Amid a sea of chaotic change, Samuels father rescues Charles Kovnik, an injured Imperial Life Guard, from a creek near their home and nurses him back to life. Now mentored by Charles and bound by inseparable events beyond his control, Samuel discovers life paths are not always chosen as revelations about his familys history become just as important as the realization for his future. The Tsars Guard is the compelling story of a boys coming-of-age journey in mid-nineteenth-century Russia as he attempts to fulfill his dream of becoming one of the Tsars trusted Imperial Life Guards.
The color-guard: being a corporal's notes of military service in the Nineteenth army corps
Author: James Kendall Hosmer
Publisher:
ISBN:
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Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
Publisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
Official National Guard Register
Author: United States. National Guard Bureau
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 762
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 762
Book Description
Official National Guard Register (Army)
Author: United States. National Guard Bureau
Publisher:
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 414
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 414
Book Description
The U.S. National Guard
Author: Tanner Billings
Publisher: 'The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc'
ISBN: 1978518676
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 50
Book Description
The National Guard serves both local communities and the country as a whole. Readers of this innovative book learn the ins and outs of this important group, from its early history to its place in current times. Eye-catching photographs illustrate how members of the National Guard are called into duty and respond to state and national emergencies. Achievable text helps readers develop a deeper understanding and appreciation for this part of the military.
Publisher: 'The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc'
ISBN: 1978518676
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 50
Book Description
The National Guard serves both local communities and the country as a whole. Readers of this innovative book learn the ins and outs of this important group, from its early history to its place in current times. Eye-catching photographs illustrate how members of the National Guard are called into duty and respond to state and national emergencies. Achievable text helps readers develop a deeper understanding and appreciation for this part of the military.
Bulletin - U.S. Coast Guard Academy Alumni Association
Author: United States Coast Guard Academy. Alumni Association
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 436
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 436
Book Description
Annual Report of the Chief of the National Guard Bureau
Author: United States. National Guard Bureau
Publisher:
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 438
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 438
Book Description
The Coast Guard Reservist
Author:
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 386
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 386
Book Description