America's Army
Title | America's Army PDF eBook |
Author | Beth Bailey |
Publisher | Harvard University Press |
Pages | 352 |
Release | 2009-11-23 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0674035364 |
" ... the story of the all-volunteer force, from the draft protests and policy proposals of the 1960s through the Iraq War"--Jacket.
The All-volunteer Force
Title | The All-volunteer Force PDF eBook |
Author | Barbara A. Bicksler |
Publisher | Potomac Books |
Pages | 408 |
Release | 2004 |
Genre | History |
ISBN |
Can America continue to maintain its military commitments without conscription?
All Volunteer
Title | All Volunteer PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 706 |
Release | 1982 |
Genre | |
ISBN |
I Want You!
Title | I Want You! PDF eBook |
Author | Bernard D. Rostker |
Publisher | Rand Corporation |
Pages | 833 |
Release | 2006-09-08 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 0833040685 |
As U.S. military forces appear overcommitted and some ponder a possible return to the draft, the timing is ideal for a review of how the American military transformed itself over the past five decades, from a poorly disciplined force of conscripts and draft-motivated "volunteers" to a force of professionals revered throughout the world. Starting in the early 1960s, this account runs through the current war in Iraq, with alternating chapters on the history of the all-volunteer force and the analytic background that supported decisionmaking. The author participated as an analyst and government policymaker in many of the events covered in this book. His insider status and access offer a behind-the-scenes look at decisionmaking within the Pentagon and White House. The book includes a foreword by former Secretary of Defense Melvin R. Laird. The accompanying DVD contains more than 1,700 primary-source documents-government memoranda, Presidential memos and letters, staff papers, and reports-linked directly from citations in the electronic version of the book. This unique technology presents a treasure trove of materials for specialists, researchers, and students of military history, public administration, and government affairs to draw upon.
Studies Prepared for the President's Commission on an All-Volunteer Armed Force
Title | Studies Prepared for the President's Commission on an All-Volunteer Armed Force PDF eBook |
Author | United States. President's Commission on an All-Volunteer Armed Force |
Publisher | |
Pages | 570 |
Release | 1971 |
Genre | Government publications |
ISBN |
Papers prepared by members of the Commission.
Progress in Ending the Draft and Achieving the All-volunteer Force
Title | Progress in Ending the Draft and Achieving the All-volunteer Force PDF eBook |
Author | United States. Department of Defense |
Publisher | |
Pages | 64 |
Release | 1972 |
Genre | Draft |
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Defense Manpower and the All-volunteer Force
Title | Defense Manpower and the All-volunteer Force PDF eBook |
Author | United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Budget. Task Force on National Security and International Affairs |
Publisher | |
Pages | 204 |
Release | 1977 |
Genre | Government publications |
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