Demystifying the citizen soldier /
"The National Guard is often portrayed as the modern heir to the colonial militia and retaining at least three of the latter's defining attributes -- a key instrument of American national security, a check on federal power, and home of today's 'citizen soldiers.' This report...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Santa Monica, Calif. :
RAND Corporation,
[2015]
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Colección: | Research report (Rand Corporation) ;
RR-1141-AF. |
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Introduction
- Defining and evaluating the mystique of the citizen soldier
- The militia era (1775-1830)
- The volunteers (1831-1902)
- The strategic reserve (1903-1990)
- The move to an operational reserve (1991-present)
- Demystifying the citizen soldier.