Bibliograph

Citizen and soldier, a sourcebook on military service and national defense from colonial America to the present, edited by Henry C. Dethloff and Gerald E. Shenk

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Citizen and soldier, a sourcebook on military service and national defense from colonial America to the present, edited by Henry C. Dethloff and Gerald E. Shenk

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-229) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Citizen and soldier

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

441141342

Responsibility statement

edited by Henry C. Dethloff and Gerald E. Shenk

Sub title

a sourcebook on military service and national defense from colonial America to the present

Summary

Synopsis: Americans grow up expecting that in a time of need, their country can depend on its people for volunteer service to the military. Indeed, this has been a social and at times legal expectation for the citizenship of this country since 1776. Yet, since the end of World War II United States forces have been caught up in many long term military engagements, and the military aspect of citizenship has become an increasingly marginalized one in a world where only a minority of citizens even vote. Citizen and Soldier: A Sourcebook on Military Service and National Defense from Colonial America to the Present provides a useful framework and supporting documentary evidence for an informed discussion of the development of the American ideal of the "Citizen Soldier". Presented with insightful introductions and useful discussion questions, this concise collection of 27 primary documents takes a close look at the United States military and shows how it became entwined with the rise of American national identity

Table Of Contents

List of figures -- List of tables -- List of documents -- Introduction -- Colonial and Revolutionary America -- Early National Period -- Volunteers, Conscription, and a Professional Military Corps, 1800-1898 -- Spanish-American War and the Building of Modern Armies, 1898-1916 -- Modern warfare: Universal Military Training, Selective Service, and Conscription, 1916-1940 -- World War II, 1940-1947 -- Cold War: Korea, Vietnam, and the changing dimensions of military service -- All-Volunteer Military and Post 9/11 Veterans educational assistance -- Citizen and soldier -- Documentary sources -- Suggested reading -- Index

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