"This book examines the extensive influence of the All-Volunteer Force (AVF) on the past, present and future of America, demonstrating how the AVF encompasses the most significant issues of military history and defense policy. Combining narrative with documents, The Advent of the All-Volunteer Force is a valuable resource for students, scholars, policymakers, and general readers interested in modern American history, military history, and the dynamic linkages between policy, politics, and American society"-- $c Provided by publisher.

Conscription in America: the draft during the 1940s and 1950s --In pursuit of equity: the draft during the 1960s -- How to end the draft: the campaign for the AVF during the 1960s -- The first indispensable step: the Gates Commission -- Our commitment to freedom: the AVF and its legacy.

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