# The Germs of War

No. 24 in the Rip-Saw series. Not part of Nearing's later Oil and the Germs of War
The Germs of War
A Study in Preparedness
BY
SCOTT NEARING
Published and Copyrighted by The National Rip-Saw Publishing Company Saint Louis, Missouri 1916
43
page
* 1. Peace Game or War Game|
* 2. Two Cases of Preparedness
* 3. "Human Nature" and War
* 4. Treasonable Lying and War
* 5. Sign-Boards That Point Toward War
* 6. The Economics of War
* 7. War Business is Good Business
* 8. The War Makers
* 9. The Wolf Struggle of Nations
* 10. Defending American Ideals
* 11. Swat the Germ!
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