America Has Long Been a Haven for Draft Dodgers from Foreign Lands

Tags: War and Foreign Policy

03/27/2022 Ryan McMaken

From the Volga Germans to the Armenians of the Ottoman Empire to the Spaniards and the Mennonites, choosing emigration as a means of avoiding military conscription has a long history.

Original Article: “America Has Long Been a Haven for Draft Dodgers from Foreign Lands“

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