The Draft

"Race, class, culture — the draft in the 1960s and 1970s was a lightning rod that lit up every schism in American society."

Historians, veterans, politicians, and anti-war leaders discuss the history of the military draft in the United States through the Vietnam War, and examine the consequences of its replacement with an all-volunteer professional force currently comprising less than one-half of one percent of the population.

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Youth '68

1968

The 17th Parallel

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1968

Skip Liberty: Shooting in Vietnam

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There Is No Return, Johnny

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Cooking History

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The Last Blood

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Eyes of the Navy

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Le IIIe Reich n'aura pas la bombe

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The Liberal War

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The Martha Mitchell Effect

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The Cu Chi Tunnels

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The Scent of Burning Grass

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My Father’s Brothers

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Goodbye Saigon

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2018