The American Warfare State by Rebecca U Thorpe PAPERBACK 9780226124070

The American Warfare State\nby Rebecca U Thorpe\nPaperback\nEnglish\n\nBrand new copy from BookCurl \u2013 the UK independent online bookseller.\n\n------------------------------\nBook details\n------------------------------\nAuthor: Rebecca U Thorpe\nTitle: The American Warfare State\nFormat: Paperback\nLanguage: English\nTopic: Military administration\nPublisher: University of Chicago Press\nPublication year: 2014\nISBN-13: 9780226124070\nISBN-10: 022612407X\n\n------------------------------\nDescription\n------------------------------\nHow is it that the United States-a country founded on a distrust of standing armies and strong centralized power-came to have the most powerful military in history? This book argues that there are profound relationships among the size and persistence of the American military complex, and the growth in presidential power to launch military actions.\n\nHow is it that the United States-a country founded on a distrust of standing armies and strong centr.