The Lottery of War --

Plattsburg Revisited --

General Staff Planning: The Background of Selective Service --

Wooing the White House and the War Department --

New York: The National Emergency Committee --

Washington: The Burke-Wadsworth Bill Debuts --

Washington: Hearings and Harmony --

The Organized Opposition: "A Good Ship with Not Enough Crew to Make It Sail" --

Prelude to the Congressional Debates --

The Dog Days of August --

The Final Enactment: "A Turning Point in the Tide of War" --

Epilogue: The Ambiguous Legacy.