Citizen and Soldier

<p></p> <p>The military forces of the United States have been engaged in combat and hostile encounters in all but two decades since 1776. Americans expect that in a time of need their country can depend on its people for volunteer service to the military. The military aspect of citizenship has become an increasingly marginalized one in a world where only a minority of citizens even vote.</p> <p></p> <p><em>Citizen and Soldier: A Sourcebook on Military Service and National Defense from Colonial America to the Present</em> provides a useful framework and supporting documentary evidence for an informed discussion of the development of the American ideal of the Citizen-Soldier. Presented with insightful introductions and useful discussion questions this concise collection of 36 primary documents takes a close look at the United States military and shows how it became entwined with the rise of American national identity.</p> <p> </p>