{"product_id":"american-home-guard-barry-m-stentiford-9781476658865","title":"American Home Guard: State Militias from World War I to Today, 2D Ed.","description":"\u003cp\u003e Since colonial times, U.S. states have created, maintained, deployed, and disbanded countless militia organizations to maintain local order. This book tells the story of these militia units--variously called home guards, State Guard, National Guard Reserve, and State Defense Forces--tracing their evolution into the National Guard, which also serves as a reserve of the army and air force. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This history analyzes the challenges that faced the State Guards: providing relief during times of natural disasters, providing military training for future draftees, and broadening participation in military units during wartime by giving a role to service members who--because of their age or occupation--could not join the federal forces. The State Guard gained a new significance in the Cold War, with unpopularity of a draft and a shrinking in the size of the full-time military leading to expansion of National Guard functions. This continues to the present day, as state militias face new definitions of their role.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Barry M. Stentiford\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1476658862\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781476658865\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McFarland and Company, Inc.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/28\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 268\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.04lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.00h x 7.00w x 0.57d","brand":"Barry M. Stentiford","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49097262760191,"sku":"9781476658865","price":55.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/american-home-guard-barry-m-stentiford-9781476658865","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}