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020 _a9781623491468 - hbk
100 _aTaylor, William A., 1975-
245 _aEvery citizen a soldier :
_bthe campaign for universal military training after World War II
260 _aCollege Station :
_bTexas A & M University Press,
_c2014.
300 _aXviii,232p.,ills.,
_bincludes index
440 _a Williams-Ford Texas A & M University military history series
520 _aBeginning 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
650 _a1. Draft United States History 20th century
650 _a2. Military education United States History 20th century
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