The Volunteer and the Conscript in American Military History

Essay| April 01 1960 The Volunteer and the Conscript in American Military History Edward A. Fitzpatrick Edward A. Fitzpatrick Advisor and Consultant on Manpower, Industrial College of the Armed Forces Edward A. Fitzpatrick is president emeritus of Mount Mary College for Women, Milwaukee. Since 1946 he has been a member of the advisory board of the Industrial College of the Armed Forces. He was on active duty in the Office of the Director of Selective Service from 1942 to 1945; since 1945 he has served as advisor to the U.S. Director of Selective Service. Mr. Fitzpatrick has edited General Hershey’s three volume report on Selective Service in Peacetime, Selective Service in Wartime, and Selective Service as the Tide of War Turns. His books include Conscription and America and Universal Military Training. He is editor of the Catholic School Journal. Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Current History (1960) 38 (224): 205–213. https://doi.org/10.1525/curh.1960.38.224.205 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Icon Share Twitter LinkedIn Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Cite Icon Cite Search Site Citation Edward A. Fitzpatrick; The Volunteer and the Conscript in American Military History. Current History 1 April 1960; 38 (224): 205–213. doi: https://doi.org/10.1525/curh.1960.38.224.205 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentCurrent History Search This content is only available via PDF. © 1960 by The Regents of the University of California1960 Article PDF first page preview Close Modal You do not currently have access to this content

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