Addicted to War: Why the U.S. Can't Kick Militarism

by Joel Andreas

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Addicted to War takes on the most active, powerful, and destructive military in the world. Hard-hitting, carefully documented and heavily illustrated, it reveals why the United States has been involved in more wars in recent years than any other country. Read Addicted to War to find out who benefits from these military adventures, who pays and who dies. Over 450,000 copies of the previous editions are in print. This edition is substantially reworked and fully updated including Barack Obama's show more drone wars, Chelsea Manning and WikiLeaks, statistics on military spending, and the ongoing costs and consequences of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. show less

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This slim book is a concise and readable history of American militarism in comic form. It reveals how war-dependent the American economy has become. It pulls no punches in depicting the undemocratic policies the American government has enacted in other countries, while selling wars with noble lies to the people at home.
Addicted to War is a witty and devastating portrait of U.S. military policy, a fine example of art serving society. - Howard Zinn
this book is its own inconvenient truth--once you read it, you won't be able to sit still during another state of the union address [as if you already could].
A shocking portrait of US-American militarism and its consequences, and a strong statement against war and for peace.
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Information presented in graphic style for dramatic reading. An expose!
This book made huge waves in my Corporate and White Collar Crime class.

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Original publication date
1992

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Genres
Nonfiction, General Nonfiction, Graphic Novels & Comics
DDC/MDS
973History & geographyHistory of North AmericaUnited States
LCC
UA23 .A669Military ScienceArmies: Organization, distribution, military situationArmies: Organization, distribution, military situationBy region or country
BISAC

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379
Popularity
81,978
Reviews
6
Rating
(3.90)
Languages
English, Finnish, German, Korean
Media
Paper, Ebook
ISBNs
11
ASINs
2