Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS v
3. CONTENTS vii
4. CHAPTER I. GROUP POWER: THE CASE OF THE NATIONAL GUARD 1
5. CHAPTER II. YEARS OF OFFENSE: 1879–1916 15
6. CHAPTER III. YEARS OF STABILITY: 1920–1945 45
7. CHAPTER IV.THE POSTWAR NGA: PORTRAIT OF A SUCCESSFUL LOBBY 72
8. CHAPTER V. YEARS OF DEFENSE: THE COLD WAR 109
9. CHAPTER VI. POWER AND TIME: THE GUARD’S EFFORTS TO ADAPT 164
10. NOTES 181
11. INDEX 197
12. Backmatter 203