audiobook The Jewish Enemy: Nazi Propaganda during World War II and the Holocaust by Jeffrey Herf in History

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In 1973; not long after the last American combat troops returned from Vietnam; President Nixon fulfilled his campaign promise and ended the draft. No longer would young men find their futures determined by the selective service system; nor would the U.S. military have a guaranteed source of recruits.America’s Army is the story of the all-volunteer force; from the draft protests and policy proposals of the 1960s through the Iraq War. It is also a history of America in the post-Vietnam era. In the Army; America directly confronted the legacies of civil rights and black power; the women’s movement; and gay rights. The volunteer force raised questions about the meaning of citizenship and the rights and obligations it carries; about whether liberty or equality is the more central American value; what role the military should play in American society not only in time of war; but in time of peace. And as the Army tried to create a volunteer force that could respond effectively to complex international situations; it had to compete with other “employers” in a national labor market and sell military service alongside soap and soft drinks. Based on exhaustive archival research; as well as interviews with Army officers and recruiters; advertising executives; and policy makers; America’s Army confronts the political; moral; and social issues a volunteer force raises for a democratic society as well as for the defense of our nation.