Title:
Military service and American democracy : from World War II to the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars / William A. Taylor.
Author:
Taylor, William A., 1975- author.
Publication Information:
Lawrence, Kansas : University Press of Kansas, [2016]
Call Number:
UB323 .T39 2016
Abstract:
Who Serves? William Taylor shows us why the changing answers to that question matter, not only to the individuals involved but to the health of American democracy. A pioneering work on the political and social history of American military recruiting since the end of World War II.
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ISBN:
9780700623204
Series:
Modern war studies
Modern war studies.
Physical Description:
xv, 282 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Contents:
Camp Red Cloud -- The Selective Service idea -- A sound and democratic principle -- Freedom to serve -- Who serves when not all serve? -- Conscription is a tax -- More than ever before -- To serve in silence -- An uneasy relationship -- The nation's conscience -- Individuals of note.
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