1. War
March 23, 2017

2. Rise and decline of “total war”
Optimistic view: war doesn’t pay
World Wars and Cold War
Efforts international organization
After the cold war
US the dominant military force
Changes in American military
Limits of American power

3. Conscription and volunteer military
Conscription in United States
Volunteer military (1973-present)
Motivation
Qualification
Longer term of service
Consequences of volunteer army

4. Military and Society Who serves? Greater separation
Military and decision makers
Military and society
Pressures on soldiers
Benefits of military service?
Sense of national unity
Effect on later life

5. Wartime Deaths: Harvard graduates
Harvard All
WWI ,000
Vietnam ,000
Spanish American (1898) ,500
Iraq/Afghanistan ,500