The U.S. Army's Transition to the All-Volunteer Force 1968-1974
by Robert K. Griffith, Jr
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About This Item
Washington, DC: Center of Military History, 1997 Center of Military History, Washington, DC. 1997. Hardcover. First Edition. CMH Pub 30-18. Army Historical Series. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Fine. No DJ as issued. Red leatherette boards and spine with bright gilt lettering on spine and US Army crest on front board in gilt. 396 pp. 8 ov. More than 20 years have passed since the US Army drafted young men for service. The All-Volunteer force began on 30 June 1973. The author takes the reader through those turbulent years of transition, examining the end of the draft how Army leaders met the challenge. A look at the relationship between the Army and society in a fundamental organizational change. A clean pristine copy.
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- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000392
- Title
- The U.S. Army's Transition to the All-Volunteer Force 1968-1974
- Author
- Robert K. Griffith, Jr
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Center of Military History
- Place of Publication
- Washington, DC
- Date Published
- 1997
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾ - 12"
- Keywords
- VOLUNTEER ARMY, ALL-VOLUNTEER ARMED FORCES, draft, Selective Service, All Volunteer Force, President Nixon, Vietnam
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Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
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Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.
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