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General Lewis B. Hershey and Conscientious Objection during World War II /

"This work examines ... how the duty of service to the state during wartime, a central feature of the citizen soldier in the American military tradition, extended even to those who objected during World War II"--Page 4

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Krehbiel, Nicholas A.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : University of Missouri Press, 2011.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • An emphasis on service: civilian public service and the citizen soldier tradition
  • Background and beliefs of Hershey
  • History and demands of manpower and conscientious objection
  • The early agents of objection and conscription: the historic peace churches, the interwar years, and the selective training and service act of 1940
  • Hershey and conscientious objection during the peacetime draft, September 1940-December 1940
  • Hershey and conscientious objection in the time of war, 1941-1944
  • Hershey and congress examine conscientious objection
  • Hershey and the end of civilian public service, 1945-1946
  • Hershey and the legacy of alternative service.