But the draft has always stirred controversy, exposing fault lines of race, class and culture, in society. Throughout history, when the president waged war, and needed a big army, he turned to the draft. Only 21 calendar years have elapsed in which the United States did not wage any wars, making armed conflict the trend that has shaped the nation's ideas, institutions and people.
Since the first shots fired in the American Revolution, the United States has been a nation at war. Interviews include the late General Norman Schwarzkopf and military brat author Mary Edwards Wertsch. Narrated and featuring songs by Kris Kristofferson. military BRATS share intimate memories about their unique childhoods - growing up on military bases around the world, then struggling to fit into an American lifestyle with which they have little in common. Allison Collection March-September, 1945.Allison Collection October-November 1941.Allison Collection October-November 1940.MacArthur Museum of Arkansas Military History.
