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