From Library Journal
The draft has been an important fact of American lifeand a focus of controversysince the 1700s. Chambers examines in considerable detail the roots, justifications, and mechanics of the various American systems of conscription from colonial times to the present. His primary interest is the remarkable creation of a million-man army in 1917 and the impact of that achievement. Chambers's overriding thesisthat the draft is and has always been more a reflection of political and social beliefs than a purely military activitycan scarcely be denied. Enormously detailed, rather dry, thickly annotated, this is an important book on U.S. military history and should be widely purchased.Edwin B. Burgess, U.S. Army TRALINET Ctr., Fort Monroe, Va.
Copyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc.
