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A study of an institution held in political and public favour during two wars before dying out under a barrage of protest during a third. Tying military issues to the history of state and society, Flynn examines the problem of finding enough of the right individuals to take on defence duties.

Product Description: Which citizens have fought America's wars? Which ones should fight in the future, and how should they be recruited? Should military or other national service be an obligation for every citizen? David Segal's probing look at the complex issues behind these questions tells us much about the changing manpower needs of our armed forces and about the evolution of civil-military relations in the United States...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)