I Am the Guard

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I Am the Guard is written by Michael D. Doubler and published by . It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0756726875 (ISBN 10) and 9780756726874 (ISBN 13).

A comprehensive account of the service and sacrifices of American citizen-soldiers since colonial times. Rooted in the English tradition of militia service and firmly established by the U.S. Constitution, the composition and service of the Army National Guard (ANG) has evolved in 3 distinct phases during the past 400 years: militias provided local protection and law enforcement, and fought in the American revolution; volunteer armies fought the Civil War and protected settlers during westward expansion; and after the Spanish-American War, with the Militia Act of 1903, the ANG became the organized, trained, and equipped federal reserve of the U.S. Army. Also traces the organizational development of the ANG and explains the powerful influences exerted on it. Illustrated