State of War: The Political Economy of American Warfare, 1945-2011 (Modern War Studies)
“Koistinen’s multi-volume study of the political economy of American warfare represents a singular scholarly achievement. His capstone volume manifests the qualities that have defined the project throughout: comprehensive coverage based on massive research yielding judicious and persuasive conclusions. The word may be overused but it fits here: awesome.” --Andrew J. Bacevich, author ofWashington Rules: America’s Path to Permanent War“Makes a powerful case that American mobilization for war and defense has long gravely ‘multiplied America’s dysfunctions’ so that even ‘the military itself ends up being victimized.’ What Eisenhower feared about the military-industrial complex has been, Koistinen shows, all too grimly realized.” --Michael Sherry, author ofIn the Shadow of War: The United States since the 1930s