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- catalog abstract "Individual liberty is ingrained in American culture. Yet, in contrast to this cherished ideal, American men were inducted into military service under a system that flourished for more than twenty years before its rationalization was seriously questioned by more than a small minority of citizens. Analyzing this paradox, George Flynn provides the first comprehensive look at an institution that managed to sustain political and public favor through two wars before dying out under a barrage of protests during a third. Placing the American draft within a historical context, he shows how social and political considerations determined the character of conscription in the United States. The draft developed as it did, he argues, not mainly because of military needs or strategy, but because of political decisions initiated by civilians with nonmilitary agendas. Explaining why the draft remained relatively immune to political criticism prior to the Vietnam conflict, Flynn chronicles the draft's military and strategic successes and failures in America's mid-century wars. He shows how major institutions and lobbies representing science, education, and various professions and religions influenced it and how, ultimately and ironically, the selective character of the draft eventually made the system inequitable and helped cause its downfall.".
- catalog contributor b4603558.
- catalog created "c1993.".
- catalog date "1993".
- catalog date "c1993.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1993.".
- catalog description "1. Introduction -- 2. Creating Conscription, 1940-1941 -- 3. From Pearl Harbor to D-Day -- 4. Truman, UMT, and the Draft -- 5. Korea -- 6. The 1950s and Military Manpower -- 7. LBJ and Vietnam -- 8. Protest and Reform -- 9. Nixon and the Draft -- 10. The AVF and the Future.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 283-362) and index.".
- catalog description "Individual liberty is ingrained in American culture. Yet, in contrast to this cherished ideal, American men were inducted into military service under a system that flourished for more than twenty years before its rationalization was seriously questioned by more than a small minority of citizens. Analyzing this paradox, George Flynn provides the first comprehensive look at an institution that managed to sustain political and public favor through two wars before dying out under a barrage of protests during a third. Placing the American draft within a historical context, he shows how social and political considerations determined the character of conscription in the United States.".
- catalog description "The draft developed as it did, he argues, not mainly because of military needs or strategy, but because of political decisions initiated by civilians with nonmilitary agendas. Explaining why the draft remained relatively immune to political criticism prior to the Vietnam conflict, Flynn chronicles the draft's military and strategic successes and failures in America's mid-century wars. He shows how major institutions and lobbies representing science, education, and various professions and religions influenced it and how, ultimately and ironically, the selective character of the draft eventually made the system inequitable and helped cause its downfall.".
- catalog extent "xiv, 376 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Draft, 1940-1973.".
- catalog identifier "070060586X (alk. paper)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Draft, 1940-1973.".
- catalog isPartOf "Modern war studies".
- catalog issued "1993".
- catalog issued "c1993.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Lawrence, Kan. : University Press of Kansas,".
- catalog relation "Draft, 1940-1973.".
- catalog spatial "United States".
- catalog subject "355.2/2363/0973 20".
- catalog subject "Draft United States History.".
- catalog subject "UB343 .F59 1993".
- catalog tableOfContents "1. Introduction -- 2. Creating Conscription, 1940-1941 -- 3. From Pearl Harbor to D-Day -- 4. Truman, UMT, and the Draft -- 5. Korea -- 6. The 1950s and Military Manpower -- 7. LBJ and Vietnam -- 8. Protest and Reform -- 9. Nixon and the Draft -- 10. The AVF and the Future.".
- catalog title "The draft, 1940-1973 / George Q. Flynn.".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".