Rough draft : Cold War military manpower policy and the origins of Vietnam-era draft resistance /

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"America's inequitable system of draft deferments during the Vietnam War was the direct outgrowth of military manpower policies designed to fight the Cold War at home"--

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Rutenberg, Amy J., 1977- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Ithaca [New York] : Cornell University Press, 2019.
Subjects:
1900-1999
Draft > United States > History > 20th century.
Manpower policy > United States > History > 20th century.
Service militaire obligatoire > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
HISTORY > Military > Vietnam War.
Draft
Manpower policy
Recruiting and enlistment
United States > Armed Forces > Recruiting, enlistment, etc.
United States
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Digging for deferments : World War II, 1940-1945
  • To rub smooth the sharp edges : universal military training, 1943-1951
  • Really first-class men : the early Cold War, 1948-1953
  • A draft-dodging business : manpower channeling, 1955-1965
  • The most important human salvage operation in the history of our country : the War on Poverty, 1961-1969
  • Choice or chance : the Vietnam War, 1965-1973.

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