Race, class, culture — the draft in the 1960s and 1970s was a lightning rod that lit up every schism in American society.
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 Quiet American
Romance, Thriller, Drama, War
6.5
Born on the Fourth of July
Drama, War
7.0
First Blood
Action, Adventure, Thriller, War
7.5
Rambo: First Blood Part II
Action, Adventure, Thriller, War
6.6
Blood and Water
Action, Adventure, Comedy, War
0.0
Full Metal Jacket
Drama, War
8.1
The Greatest Beer Run Ever
Drama, Comedy, War
7.6
Battlefield Gender
Documentary, History, TV Movie
7.0
Jack Ensch: Hanoi Hilton POW
War, Documentary
0.0
Cpl. Richard Carlson: A Brother's Loss
War, Documentary
0.0
Leo Patrick McArdle: Veterans Helping Veterans
War, Documentary
0.0
Friendly Fire
Drama, War, TV Movie
7.5
The Longest Month
Documentary, History, War
9.0
Heartbreak Ridge
War, Drama
6.9
The Deer Hunter
Drama, War
8.0
The Abandoned Field: Free Fire Zone
War, Drama
6.3
1968: A Year of War, Turmoil and Beyond
Documentary, History, TV Movie
7.3
The President, April 1968
Documentary
0.0
The Green Berets
War, Drama
5.7
Flight of the Intruder
Action, War
5.6