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The Draft

Race, class, culture — the draft in the 1960s and 1970s was a lightning rod that lit up every schism in American society.

8 average rating
8
English / 53 MIN. / 2015

The Genres

The Synopsis

Historians, veterans, politicians, and anti-war leaders discuss the history of the military draft in the United States through the Vietnam War, and examine the consequences of its replacement with an all-volunteer professional force currently comprising less than one-half of one percent of the population.

The Cast

Campbell ScottDonald RumsfeldDan RatherTom Hayden

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