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Rough draft : Cold War military manpower policy and the origins of Vietnam-era draft resistance / Amy J. Rutenberg

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Rutenberg, Amy J., 1977-
Published
Ithaca [New York] : Cornell University Press, 2019.
Copyright Date
©2019
Physical Description
1 online resource (xiv, 259 pages) : illustrations
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Contents
Digging for deferments : World War II, 1940-1945 -- To rub smooth the sharp edges : universal military training, 1943-1951 -- Really first-class men : the early Cold War, 1948-1953 -- A draft-dodging business : manpower channeling, 1955-1965 -- The most important human salvage operation in the history of our country : the War on Poverty, 1961-1969 -- Choice or chance : the Vietnam War, 1965-1973.
Summary
"America's inequitable system of draft deferments during the Vietnam War was the direct outgrowth of military manpower policies designed to fight the Cold War at home"--
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ISBN
9781501739385 (electronic book)
1501739379 (electronic book)
9781501739378 (electronic book)
1501739387 (electronic book)
9781501739361
1501739360
9781501739583
1501739581
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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