"America's inequitable system of draft deferments during the Vietnam War was the direct outgrowth of military manpower policies designed to fight the Cold War at home"-- Provided by publisher.

Digging for deferments : World War II, 1940-1945 -- To rub smooth the sharp edges : universal military training, 1943-1951 -- Really first-class men : the early Cold War, 1948-1953 -- A draft-dodging business : manpower channeling, 1955-1965 -- The most important human salvage operation in the history of our country : the War on Poverty, 1961-1969 -- Choice or chance : the Vietnam War, 1965-1973.