02989nam 2200625 450 991081786500332120230803204409.01-62349-169-X(CKB)3710000000222800(EBL)1769077(SSID)ssj0001334484(PQKBManifestationID)11873612(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001334484(PQKBWorkID)11258327(PQKB)10215797(MiAaPQ)EBC1769077(OCoLC)889520614(MdBmJHUP)muse36933(Au-PeEL)EBL1769077(CaPaEBR)ebr10910259(CaONFJC)MIL638024(OCoLC)888749020(EXLCZ)99371000000022280020140830h20142014 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrEvery citizen a soldier the campaign for universal military training after World War II /William A. TaylorFirst edition.College Station, Texas :Texas A&M University Press,2014.©20141 online resource (258 p.)Williams-Ford Texas A&M University Military History Series ;Number 146Description based upon print version of record.1-322-06773-2 1-62349-146-0 Includes bibliographical references and index.A grave decision -- The spirit of 1920 -- The basis for all plans -- Target no. 1: USA -- Preaching the gospel -- A pig in a poke -- A matter of broad policy -- The Fort Knox experiment -- A program for national security -- The normal way of life -- A shock throughout the civilized world -- The paradox of preparedness -- Appendix A. Key personalities -- Appendix B. Timeline.Beginning in 1943, US Army leaders such as John M. Palmer, Walter L. Weible, George C. Marshall, and John J. McCloy mounted a sustained and vigorous campaign to establish a system of universal military training (UMT) in America. Fearful of repeating the rapid demobilization and severe budget cuts that had accompanied peace following World War I, these leaders saw UMT as the basis for their postwar plans. As a result, they promoted UMT extensively and aggressively.In Every Citizen a Soldier: The Campaign for Universal Military Training after World War II, William A. Taylor illustrates how army Williams-Ford Texas A&M University military history series ;Number 146.DraftUnited StatesHistory20th centuryMilitary educationUnited StatesHistory20th centuryDraftHistoryMilitary educationHistory355.2/25097309044Taylor William A.1975-1628096MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910817865003321Every citizen a soldier3964992UNINA