Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-265) and index.
Contents
Camp Red Cloud -- The Selective Service idea -- A sound and democratic principle -- Freedom to serve -- Who serves when not all serve? -- Conscription is a tax -- More than ever before -- To serve in silence -- An uneasy relationship -- The nation's conscience -- Individuals of note.
Summary
Who Serves? William Taylor shows us why the changing answers to that question matter, not only to the individuals involved but to the health of American democracy. A pioneering work on the political and social history of American military recruiting since the end of World War II.
