Every citizen a soldier : the campaign for universal military training after World War II
Taylor, William A., 1975-
Every citizen a soldier : the campaign for universal military training after World War II - College Station : Texas A & M University Press, 2014. - Xviii,232p.,ills., includes index - Williams-Ford Texas A & M University military history series .
Beginning in 1943, US Army leaders such as John M. Palmer, Walter L. Weible, George C. Marshall, and John J. McCloy mounted a sustained and vigorous campaign to establish a system of universal military training (UMT) in America. Fearful of repeating the rapid demobilization and severe budget cuts that had accompanied peace following World War I, these leaders saw UMT as the basis for their postwar plans. As a result, they promoted UMT extensively and aggressively. In Every Citizen a Soldier: The Campaign for Universal Military Training after World War II, William A. Taylor illustrates how army
9781623491468 - hbk
1. Draft United States History 20th century
2. Military education United States History 20th century
Every citizen a soldier : the campaign for universal military training after World War II - College Station : Texas A & M University Press, 2014. - Xviii,232p.,ills., includes index - Williams-Ford Texas A & M University military history series .
Beginning in 1943, US Army leaders such as John M. Palmer, Walter L. Weible, George C. Marshall, and John J. McCloy mounted a sustained and vigorous campaign to establish a system of universal military training (UMT) in America. Fearful of repeating the rapid demobilization and severe budget cuts that had accompanied peace following World War I, these leaders saw UMT as the basis for their postwar plans. As a result, they promoted UMT extensively and aggressively. In Every Citizen a Soldier: The Campaign for Universal Military Training after World War II, William A. Taylor illustrates how army
9781623491468 - hbk
1. Draft United States History 20th century
2. Military education United States History 20th century