Making Citizen Soldiers: ROTC and the Ideology of American Military Service

Abstract

Introduction 1. ROTC and the American Military Tradition 2. A Favored Position on Campus: The Military and Higher Education in the Cold War Era, 1950-1964 3. The Origins of Postwar Dissatisfaction 4. The ROTC Vitalization Act, 1964-1968 5. ROTC from Tet to the All-Volunteer Forces 6. ROTC in the Era of the All-Volunteer Force, 1972-1980 7. A New Academic Program: ROTC, 1972-1980 Epilogue Abbreviations Notes Primary Sources Index