Wisconsin Army National Guard

by Eric J. Killen

Overview

Images of America: Wisconsin Army National Guard is a photographic history containing more than 200 images paired with a descriptive narrative that follows the illustrious story of more than 150 years of wartime service. The book highlights little-known facts about the leaders, soldiers, and units that shaped Wisconsin's military history. It begins with the Civil War legends of Old Abe and the Iron Brigade and continues through the transformational years of the National Guard during the Spanish-American War and Mexican border crisis of the 1910s. It chronicles the unbelievable sacrifices of the 32nd Red Arrow Division during both world wars and recounts the role played by Wisconsin units in the more recent War on Terror. Both historians and general readers of history will value this guide as an enjoyable and enlightening resource.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781467112673
Publisher:	Arcadia Publishing SC
Publication date:	12/01/2014
Series:	Images of America Series
Pages:	128
Sales rank:	638,883
Product dimensions:	6.40(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Author Eric Killen is a career Army National Guard officer with three decades of service and two wartime deployments. Through vintage photographs provided by individual soldiers and the archives of various museums and units, Killen has assembled a study that pays fitting tribute to the service and sacrifice of Wisconsin's Army National Guardsmen.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments 6

Introduction 7

1 War Eagle and Black Hats 11

2 War with Spain 29

3 Badgers on the Mexican Border 43

4 World War I and the Birth of the "Red Arrow" 55

5 World War II and 654 Days of Combat 79

6 The Berlin Crisis 109

7 The Global War on Terror 121