How Long to Read Conscription and Democracy

How Long Does it Take to Read Conscription and Democracy?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 28 minutes to read Conscription and Democracy by George Q. Flynn

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

Finding the manpower to defend democracy has been a recurring problem. Russell Weigley writes: The historic preoccupation of the Army's thought in peacetime has been the manpower question: how, in an unmilitary nation, to muster adequate numbers of capable soldiers quickly should war occur. When the nature of modern warfare made an all-volunteer army inadequate, the major Western democracies confronted the dilemma of involuntary military service in a free society. The core of this manuscript concerns methods by which France, Great Britain, and the United States solved the problem and why some solutions were more lasting and effective than others. Flynn challenges conventional wisdom that suggests that conscription was inefficient and that it promoted inequality of sacrifice. Sharing similar but not identical diplomatic outlooks, the three countries discussed here were allies in world wars and in the Cold War, and they also confronted the problem of using conscripts to defend colonial interests in an age of decolonization. These societies rest upon democratic principles, and operating a draft in a democracy raises several unique problems. A particular tension develops as a result of adopting forced military service in a polity based on concepts of individual rights and freedoms. Despite the protest and inconsistencies, the criticism and waste, Flynn reveals that conscription served the three Western democracies well in an historical context, proving effective in gathering fighting men and allowing a flexibility to cope and change as problems arose.

How long is Conscription and Democracy?

Conscription and Democracy by George Q. Flynn is 318 pages long, and a total of 82,044 words.

This makes it 107% the length of the average book. It also has 100% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Conscription and Democracy Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 28 minutes to read Conscription and Democracy aloud.

What Reading Level is Conscription and Democracy?

Conscription and Democracy is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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