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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Short Subject

Short Subject

1967

Flowing Home

Flowing Home

2021

Point Man

Point Man

2018

Vietnam: The Quiet Mutiny

1970

Story of a Dog

Story of a Dog

1945

Saigon: Year Of The Cat

Saigon: Year Of The Cat

1983

Vietnam: American Holocaust

2008

Rain

Rain

2003

Beyond the Line of Duty

Beyond the Line of Duty

1942

Marines in the Making

Marines in the Making

1942

Explosion

Explosion

1969

Miss Nhung

Miss Nhung

1970

Glazed

Glazed

2006

The Vietnam War: Personal Reflections

The Vietnam War: Personal Reflections

2017

Même les anges ont le coeur brûlé

Même les anges ont le coeur brûlé

2024

okay bye-bye

okay bye-bye

1998

Land of Sorrows

Land of Sorrows

1973

Afghanistan Unveiled

Afghanistan Unveiled

2004

National Geographic: Samurai Sword

National Geographic: Samurai Sword

2006

Buck Southworth: U.S. Air Force Flight Crew

Buck Southworth: U.S. Air Force Flight Crew

2021