Omnipotent Government: The Rise of the Total State and Total War
Omnipotent Government is not only a history of the fall of Germany, but also a powerful critique of the political, social, and economic ideologies that have shaped Western history in the last two hundred years.  The ordeal of two World Wars, according to Mises, was the inevitable result of ideologies that call upon government for the management of human affairs.  People today hail every step toward more government as "progress," and call for more laws, regulations, and their enforcement by courts and police.  They are yearning for Caesar.  They forget the consequences of total government. Omnipotent Government is a potent reminder.