
The War State
The Cold War Origins Of The Military-Industrial Complex And The Power Elite, 1945-1963
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Narrated by:
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Larry Wayne
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Michael Swanson
Today when you factor in the interest on the national debt from past wars and total defense expenditures the United States spends almost 40% of its federal budget on the military. It accounts for over 46% of total world arms spending.
Before World War II it spent almost nothing on defense and hardly anyone paid any income taxes. You can't have big wars without big government. Such big expenditures are now threatening to harm the national economy. How did this situation come to be?
In this book you'll learn how in the critical 20 years after World War II the United States changed from being a continental democratic republic to a global imperial superpower. Since then nothing has ever been the same again. In this book you will discover this secret history of the United States that formed the basis of the world we live in today.
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In this audiobook you will discover this secret history of the United States that formed the basis of the world we live in today.
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A must read for all veterans and active duty.
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Required Reading
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Best Explanation I've Heard
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American Citizens desperately need to know our real history!
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Please give this book your time.
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Looking forward to more books by this author.
Superb account of history and how and why we are where we are as a country
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Would you consider the audio edition of The War State to be better than the print version?
I only heard the audio version and had not read the print so I don't have an opinion.Who was your favorite character and why?
There are no characters in this book. This book is more of an historical narrative and expose so no characters.What did you like about the performance? What did you dislike?
The performance was okay, not great.Any additional comments?
An old mentor once told me that 'to the naive, things appear to be simple; and to the fool so complex'. The author poses a hypothesis that the federal defense budget is supported by the military-industrial complex. He supports his hypothesis with strong historical facts, written and recorded history and through a complex history of the cold war. His subject is highly complex but he weaves his story very well and with compelling force.I for one can't wait for his next book.
Surprisingly Good
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This book gave me a completely new understandig
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fantastic
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