Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Selective Service Classification Chart (1951–1973) xiii
5. Introduction 1
6. 1. “Digging for Deferments”: World War II, 1940–1945 14
7. 2. “To Rub Smooth the Sharp Edges”: Universal Military Training, 1943–1951 38
8. 3. “Really First-Class Men”: The Early Cold War, 1948–1953 69
9. 4. “A Draft-Dodging Business”: Manpower Channeling, 1955–1965 96
10. 5. “The Most Important Human Salvage Operation in the History of our Country”: The War on Poverty, 1961–1969 129
11. 6. “Choice or Chance”: The Vietnam War, 1965–1973 157
12. Conclusion 188
13. List of Abbreviations 197
14. Notes 199
15. Index 251