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Book SynopsisHow 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 growth in presidential power to launch military actions.
Trade Review"Thorpe offers the most compelling argument I have seen for Congress's diminished role in the domestic politics of war during the last half-century. It's an argument, moreover, that no one has advanced so persuasively or meticulously. The American Warfare State constitutes an essential contribution to ongoing debates about the domestic politics of war." (William Howell, University of Chicago)"
