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Record Nr.

UNINA9910808805103321

Autore

Flynn George Q

Titolo

Conscription and democracy [[electronic resource] ] : the draft in France, Great Britain, and the United States / / George Q. Flynn

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Westport, Conn., : Greenwood Press, 2002

ISBN

0-313-07419-4

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (307 p.)

Collana

Contributions in military studies, , 0883-6884 ; ; no. 210

Disciplina

355.2/2363/0904

Soggetti

Draft - France - History - 20th century

Draft - Great Britain - History - 20th century

Draft - United States - History - 20th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [265]-283) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Intro -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The Road to World War I -- 3. Conscription and War -- 4. 1920 to 1945 -- 5. Limited Wars -- 6. Operating the System -- 7. Deferring the Elite -- 8. Fit to Fight -- 9. Conscription and the Economy -- 10. Conscience and the Draft -- 11. The Politics of Conscription -- 12. Evaluation and Conclusions -- Selected Bibliography -- Index.