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.
Extension of the Draft and Bills Related to the Voluntary Force Concept and Authorization of Strength Levels
Title | Extension of the Draft and Bills Related to the Voluntary Force Concept and Authorization of Strength Levels PDF eBook |
Author | United States. Congress. House. Committee on Armed Services |
Publisher | |
Pages | 1124 |
Release | 1971 |
Genre | Draft |
ISBN |
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 | 582 |
Release | 1971 |
Genre | Military service, Voluntary |
ISBN |
The Volunteer Force and the Volunteer Training Corps During the Great War
Title | The Volunteer Force and the Volunteer Training Corps During the Great War PDF eBook |
Author | Central Association Volunteer Regiments |
Publisher | |
Pages | 88 |
Release | 1920 |
Genre | Great Britain |
ISBN |
England's naval and military weakness ... The Volunteer force, incentives to future strength and progress
Title | England's naval and military weakness ... The Volunteer force, incentives to future strength and progress PDF eBook |
Author | James Walter (major, Lancs. artillery volunteers.) |
Publisher | |
Pages | 506 |
Release | 1882 |
Genre | |
ISBN |
National Voluntary Service
Title | National Voluntary Service PDF eBook |
Author | United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Governmental Affairs. Subcommittee on General Services, Federalism, and the District of Columbia |
Publisher | |
Pages | 384 |
Release | 1989 |
Genre | National service |
ISBN |
Select Commission on Voluntary Opportunities Act
Title | Select Commission on Voluntary Opportunities Act PDF eBook |
Author | United States. Congress. House. Committee on Education and Labor. Subcommittee on Select Education |
Publisher | |
Pages | 618 |
Release | 1982 |
Genre | |
ISBN |