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- catalog abstract "Lewis B. Hershey's career presents valuable insights into the operation of both the political system and the national defense policy of the United States. Hershey was the central figure in the American military draft for the three decades spanning our involvement in World War II, Korea, and Vietnam. This book is the first scholarly biography of General Hershey (1893-1977) and the first historical study of the draft from 1940 to 1970. Appointed director of the Selective Service in 1941 by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, Hershey served as draft director under six different presidents. During his tenure in this position, Hershey played an important role in the mobilization of the home front during World War II, the evolution of Cold War policies under Truman and Eisenhower, the decisions concerning the treatment by the military of conscientious objectors, blacks, and women, and the Vietnam protest under Lyndon Johnson. Hershey, a professional soldier, a bureaucrat, and a politician, combined all three roles throughout his career. Focusing on the draft, George Flynn shows that the law allowed for a strong administrator and that Hershey exercised considerable discretion in the management of the draft system. His influence over local board members in American neighborhoods - and over the Congress - was enormous. This book is a full-scale analysis of Hershey's life. Combining interviews of family and colleagues with archival documentation, Flynn reveals the interaction between the private man and the public person. --from inside jacket flap.".
- catalog alternative "Lewis B. Hershey, Mister Selective Service.".
- catalog contributor b333061.
- catalog created "c1985.".
- catalog date "1985".
- catalog date "c1985.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1985.".
- catalog description "Bibliography: p. [311]-364.".
- catalog description "Lewis B. Hershey's career presents valuable insights into the operation of both the political system and the national defense policy of the United States. Hershey was the central figure in the American military draft for the three decades spanning our involvement in World War II, Korea, and Vietnam. This book is the first scholarly biography of General Hershey (1893-1977) and the first historical study of the draft from 1940 to 1970. Appointed director of the Selective Service in 1941 by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, Hershey served as draft director under six different presidents. During his tenure in this position, Hershey played an important role in the mobilization of the home front during World War II, the evolution of Cold War policies under Truman and Eisenhower, the decisions concerning the treatment by the military of conscientious objectors, blacks, and women, and the Vietnam protest under Lyndon Johnson. Hershey, a professional soldier, a bureaucrat, and a politician, combined all three roles throughout his career. Focusing on the draft, George Flynn shows that the law allowed for a strong administrator and that Hershey exercised considerable discretion in the management of the draft system. His influence over local board members in American neighborhoods - and over the Congress - was enormous. This book is a full-scale analysis of Hershey's life. Combining interviews of family and colleagues with archival documentation, Flynn reveals the interaction between the private man and the public person. --from inside jacket flap.".
- catalog extent "xv, 386 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Lewis B. Hershey, Mr. Selective Service.".
- catalog identifier "0807816213".
- catalog isFormatOf "Lewis B. Hershey, Mr. Selective Service.".
- catalog issued "1985".
- catalog issued "c1985.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press,".
- catalog relation "Lewis B. Hershey, Mr. Selective Service.".
- catalog spatial "United States".
- catalog subject "Draft United States History 20th century.".
- catalog subject "Generals United States Biography.".
- catalog subject "Hershey, Lewis Blaine, 1893-1977.".
- catalog subject "U55.H38 F59 1985".
- catalog subject "United States. Army Biography.".
- catalog title "Lewis B. Hershey, Mister Selective Service.".
- catalog title "Lewis B. Hershey, Mr. Selective Service / George Q. Flynn.".
- catalog type "Biography. fast".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".