| Purge of Thirtieth Division Contributor(s): Russell, Estate Of Henry D. (Author), Kaplan, Lawrence (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0870210661 ISBN-13: 9780870210662 Publisher: US Naval Institute Press OUR PRICE: $30.56 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Military - World War Ii - History | Military - Veterans - Biography & Autobiography | Military |
| Dewey: 940.54 |
| LCCN: 2014014961 |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 6.1" W x 9.3" (1.20 lbs) 240 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1940's |
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| Publisher Description: The Purge of the Thirtieth Division is the only known account by any of the eighteen National Guard division commanders mobilized in 1940 and 1941. Russell's memoir provides not only a first-hand look into the training of National Guard units in preparation for World War II, but also offers a scathing indictment of the Army high command for unfair treatment of National Guard officers. Featuring commentary from a recently retired Army National Guard general, this republication of Russell's privately printed memoir sheds new light on a controversial chapter of the U.S. Army as it prepared to enter the war. |
Contributor Bio(s): Russell, Major General Henry Dozier: - Henry Dozier Russell (1889-1972) commanded the Thirtieth Infantry Division upon its mobilization for federal service in 1940 until he was relieved of the unit�s command in 1942. He later commanded the newly created Forty-Eighth Infantry Division (National Guard) until his retirement in 1951.Kaplan, Lawrence M.: - Lawrence M. Kaplan is the command historian for U.S. Army Cyber Command and the author of Homer Lea: American Soldier of Fortune and editor of The Artillery Service in the War of the Rebellion. He lives in Reston, Virginia. |
