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Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Modified link of Web site: European Parliament - Conscription as an element in European Union preparedness. | Nov 01, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: Centre for Economic Policy Research - Conscriptions comeback: The everlasting appeal of an age-old policy. | May 12, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: Digital Commons at Michigan Tech - Men, Military, and the Law: An Examination of Conscription During World War I and Its Legal Challenges (PDF). | Jan 10, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: ABC listen - Big Ideas - Conscription in World War I. | Oct 16, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: European Parliament - Conscription as an element in European Union preparedness. | Sep 04, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: U.S. Naval War College Digital Commons - From Conscripts to Volunteers (PDF). | May 30, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Pennsylvania State University - CiteSeerX - Conscription and Reform in the Russian Army (PDF). | Apr 17, 2025 | ||
| Link added. | Feb 26, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Carnegie Endowment for International Peace - Europes Conscription Challenge: Lessons From Nordic and Baltic States. | Sep 21, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Carnegie Endowment for International Peace - Europes Conscription Challenge: Lessons From Nordic and Baltic States. | Sep 21, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: University of Notre Dame - NDLScholarship - All Volunteer Force, Conscription, and Other Alternatives (PDF). | Jul 26, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Brookings - Conscription is the Wrong Prescription. | Dec 15, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Academia - Conscription and Military Education (PDF). | Nov 03, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Globalsecurity.org - Military Manpower Administration. | Sep 23, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Army Museum - The Story of Conscription. | Mar 05, 2020 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Army Museum - British Army organisation. | Mar 05, 2020 | ||
| Cross-references added. | Oct 30, 2019 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Canadian Encyclopedia - Conscription in Canada. | May 17, 2019 | ||
| Corrected display issue. | Oct 04, 2018 | ||
| Add new Web site: Canadian War Museum - Conscription, 1917. | Jan 14, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand - Conscription. | Jan 14, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Library of Economics and Liberty - Conscription. | Dec 14, 2012 | ||
| Add new Web site: Spartacus Educational - Conscription. | Dec 14, 2012 | ||
| Media added. | Jun 16, 2011 | ||
| Added image of Secretary of War Newton Baker drawing for the second draft of World War I. | May 25, 2010 | ||
| Added images of first peacetime draft lottery in U.S and of Russian men drawing lots to determine who will be drafted. | Aug 28, 2009 | ||
| Added URL to topic: The Mangalore - Beaches, Churches, Historical Places, Religious Centers. | Aug 19, 2009 | ||
| Added URL to topic: The Mangalore - Beaches, Churches, Historical Places, Religious Centers. | Aug 19, 2009 | ||
| Added new Web site: Digger History - Conscription. | Sep 26, 2007 | ||
| Added new Web site: Peace Pledge Union - Conscription. | Sep 26, 2007 | ||
| Added new Web site: Australian War Memorial - Conscription. | Sep 26, 2007 | ||
| Added new Web site: The Canadian Encyclopedia - Conscription in Canada. | Sep 26, 2007 | ||
| Added new Web site: Civil War Home - Conscription (Military Draft) In The Civil War. | Sep 26, 2007 | ||
| Added new Web site: History on the net - Conscription. | Sep 26, 2007 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Aug 23, 2007 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |
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