Prophets of war
Subtitle: Lockheed Martin and the making of the military-industrial complex
By: William D. Hartung
Publisher: Nation Books
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 296
ISBN-13: 9781568584201
Description: An exposé of forefront military contractor Lockheed Martin discusses its power and influence while tracing the company's billion-dollar growth and presence in every aspect of American life.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The rise and fall of the raptor; title: From loughead to Lockheed; title: From war to cold war; title: The C-5A scandal; title: Bailout-too big to fail?; title: Bribery; title: Reagan to the rescue; title: Saint Augustine's laws; title: The advocate; title: Global domination.