A Very Long Weekend: The Army National Guard in Korea 1950-1953 (SIGNED)

Berebitsky, William

ISBN 10: 1572490225 / ISBN 13: 9781572490222

Published by White Mane Pub, 1996

About this Item

SIGNED and inscribed on front endpaper, "To Gardner L. T___ , Thank you for your service to our country, Best wishes, Bill Berebitsky". ; Review copy with publisher's material laid in. ; Tight, clean and crisp. A touch of light shelf wear to dustjacket, otherwise a gently read book in excellent condition now protected in a new Mylar cover. No remainder mark. Not price clipped. Not ex-library. ; 9.10 X 6.10 X 1.10 inches; 293 pages; Signed by Author.

Seller Inventory # 19121

Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Very Long Weekend: The Army National Guard in Korea 1950-1953 (SIGNED)
• Publisher: White Mane Pub
• Publication Date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1572490225
• ISBN 13: 9781572490222
• Binding: Hard Cover
• Edition: First Edition; First Printing.
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)

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Synopsis

Book by Berebitsky, William

Reviews

The Korean War remains the forgotten war in terms of coverage in popular military history, so this study of the National Guard in Korea is more than welcome. Based primarily on interviews and other primary sources, it highlights the actions of the 43 National Guard units (including the 40th and 45th Infantry Divisions, 9 artillery battalions, and many support units) that served in Korea. They endured lack of training, underage soldiers, the hostility of the regulars, being cannibalized for replacement equipment, using leftover equipment that should have been cannibalized, and much else. Some of the survivors made careers of the National Guard, and others became professional soldiers. Many simply became civilians again. How they served and what they did make an absorbing story, however, and a timely one, considering the present controversies over the future of the National Guard. Roland Green