Overview
Eight American military veterans of the Vietnam/Cold War era describe their service and its influence on their lives. Their service is shaped by the history of America's raising of its military forces with particular emphasis on the use of mandatory military service (the draft, Selective Service) in 191718 and 194073. The final chapter provides the authors' reflections on the challenges facing the American military in the third decade of the twenty-first century and the possibility of a return to drafted military service after a half century of an All-Volunteer Force.
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Author: Donald Zillman
Publisher: Anthem Press
Imprint: Anthem Press
Dimensions:
Width: 15.30cm
, Height: 1.20cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 0.454kg
ISBN: 9781839992520
ISBN 10: 1839992522
Pages: 198
Publication Date: 10 September 2024
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Table of Contents
Bios of Contributors; Section I Introduction; Section II America Raises Its Military Forces, Bibliography; Section III Personal Recollections, Eugene R. Fidell, Tom Mackie, Mick McBee, Arne Salvesen, Leif Salvesen, Paul Strieby, John Tewhey, Donald Zillman; Section IV Perspectives on Today’s Military, The Draft and the All-Volunteer Force, Our Shared Experiences, The Contemporary American Military, Decisions for the Government about a Renewed Draft, The Extraordinary Events of 2020–22; Index
Reviews
"""Military Memories is an excellent overview of the history and future of America’s military actions in raising force structure with a focus on mandatory military service (the Draft). The eight contributing military veterans' descriptions of the influences of military service on their subsequent lives highlights the book"".— Major General John Libby, retired as the Adjutant General of the Maine National Guard in 2014. “In Military Memories, Donald Zillman has assembled a group of eight highly skilled veterans who provide great insight not only on the times and circumstances of their military service, but offer their personal perspectives on why military service or some form of national public service is in the nation’s best interests. Extremely well written, comprehensive without academic density, this is a must-read for all Americans, but especially for our elected leaders who have the Constitutional duty to raise and support an army to protect our nation’s security”— William S. Cohen, Former Secretary of Defense."
Author Information
Donald Zillman is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin (BS), the University of Wisconsin Law School (JD), and the University of Virginia Law School (LLM). Following service as a Law Clerk to Federal Court of Appeals Judge James M. Carter he was commissioned as a Captain in the Army Judge Advocate General's Corps. Following JAG School basic training he was assigned to the JAG School at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville. There he served as the editor of the Military Law Review and as a faculty member in the Civil Law Division.
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