"In this comprehensive book, Mr. Chapman combines an intimate knowledge of American political life with a thorough background in the subject matter—gained as a reporter and as an editorial writer for the New York Herald Tribune. His study covers the most recent material available on the draft, including the "report on the report" issued by the Department of Defense on June 30, 1966, and the record of the 1966 House Armed Services Committee hearings on the Selective Service System. In his analysis, Mr. Chapman brings to light some of the significant inequities that have developed in the draft due to the rapid increase in population and the changing technological needs of the military. His proposals for a volunteer, career military force in place of the draft are not new, but the wealth of statistics and objective presentation of the subject make this book a valuable contribution for the public's and the Congress' consideration of this important national issue . . . the publication of this knowledgeable and readable book must be welcomed by those of us in the Congress who have striven—so far in vain—to bring the draft and its problems to the forefront of public attention. This book could well arouse the public and provide the force which gets the Congressional machinery moving."

—INTRODUCTION, Rep. Thomas B. Curtis (R-Missouri)