Conscription and Democracy: The Draft in France, Great Britain, and the United States

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• Conscription and Democracy i
• Title Page iii
• Contents vii
• Acknowledgments ix
• Conscription and Democracy xi
• Chapter 1 - Introduction 1
• Chapter 2 - The Road to World War I 9
• Chapter 3 - Conscription and War 25
• Chapter 4 - 1920 to 1945 43
• Chapter 5 - Limited Wars 65
• Chapter 6 - Operating the System 85
• Chapter 7 - Deferring the Elite 113
• Chapter 8 - Fit to Fight 141
• Chapter 9 - Conscription and the Economy 161
• Chapter 10 - Conscience and the Draft 189
• Chapter 11 - The Politics of Conscription 215

• Conscription and Democracy i
• Title Page iii
• Contents vii
• Acknowledgments ix
• Conscription and Democracy xi
• Chapter 1 - Introduction 1
• Chapter 2 - The Road to World War I 9
• Chapter 3 - Conscription and War 25
• Chapter 4 - 1920 to 1945 43
• Chapter 5 - Limited Wars 65
• Chapter 6 - Operating the System 85
• Chapter 7 - Deferring the Elite 113
• Chapter 8 - Fit to Fight 141
• Chapter 9 - Conscription and the Economy 161
• Chapter 10 - Conscience and the Draft 189
• Chapter 11 - The Politics of Conscription 215
• Chapter 12 - Evaluation and Conclusions 247
• Selected Bibliography 265
• Index 285
• About the Author 305