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020 | _a9781623491468 - hbk | ||
100 | _aTaylor, William A., 1975- | ||
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_aEvery citizen a soldier : _bthe campaign for universal military training after World War II |
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_aCollege Station : _bTexas A & M University Press, _c2014. |
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_aXviii,232p.,ills., _bincludes index |
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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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