Demystifying the citizen soldier / / Raphael S. Cohen.
"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...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Santa Monica, Ca : : Rand Corporation, 2015. |
| Year of Publication: | 2015 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Research report (Rand Corporation)
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (viii, 39 pages) :; color illustrations. |
| Notes: | Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Table of Contents:
- 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