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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Letters

Letters

2021

Escape from Firebase Kate

2015

The Pilot

The Pilot

2024

Unsettled History: America, China, and the Doolittle Tokyo Raid

Unsettled History: America, China, and the Doolittle Tokyo Raid

2022

All Blacks at War

2024

Jeremiah

Jeremiah

2015

Changing the Needle

Changing the Needle

1982

The Harvest of My Lai

The Harvest of My Lai

1970

Les Armes secrètes d'Hitler

Les Armes secrètes d'Hitler

1994

We All Came Home

We All Came Home

2020

The Colonel

The Colonel

1974

Aufrecht gehen. Rudi Dutschke - Spuren

Aufrecht gehen. Rudi Dutschke - Spuren

1980

Man of War: A Journey With My Grandfather

Man of War: A Journey With My Grandfather

2024

My Father’s Brothers

My Father’s Brothers

2021

No Easy Days: The Incredible Drama of Naval Aviation

No Easy Days: The Incredible Drama of Naval Aviation

1998

Oh, Saigon

Oh, Saigon

2007

Fidel Castro: America's Nemesis

Fidel Castro: America's Nemesis

2016

Deadly Nam

Deadly Nam

2006

I.F. Stone's Weekly

1973

There is a Way

1966