Conscription, Registration, and the American Draft Machine
With automatic Selective Service registration set to begin, these books trace the military leadership, emergency-government planning, and force-sourcing debates that explain why the U.S. still maintains a draft apparatus and what it means to expand who it counts.
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The GeneralsThomas E. RicksThomas Ricks’s history of military leadership helps readers understand the institutional capacity and leadership...Shelf signal: U.S. Military History
Raven RockGarrett M. Graff, Jacques RoyRaven Rock documents U.S. continuity-of-government planning and emergency mobilization structures that contextualize...Shelf signal: Nuclear Warfare
America's War for the Greater Middle EastAndrew J. BacevichAmerica's War for the Greater Middle East traces decade-long military commitments that drive debates about force...Shelf signal: Military Policy & Defense
Bring the War HomeKathleen BelewBring the War Home analyzes domestic political movements around militarization and how public reaction shapes...Shelf signal: Race & Ethnic Relations
One Bullet AwayNathaniel C. Fick, Nathaniel FickOne Bullet Away offers a veteran’s perspective on service and obligation useful for readers assessing the lived...Shelf signal: Military Lives