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Author Flynn, George Q.

Title Conscription and democracy : the draft in France, Great Britain, and the United States / George Q. Flynn
Published Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2002

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Description x, 303 pages ; 24 cm
Series Contributions in military studies, 0883-6884 ; no. 210
Contributions in military studies. 0883-6884 ; no. 210
Contents 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
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages [265]-283) and index
Subject Draft -- France -- History -- 20th century.
Draft -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century.
Draft -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
LC no. 2001023314
ISBN 031331912X alkaline paper