The spoils of war : power, profit and the American war machine
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London ; Verso, [2021].
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xiv, 274 pages ; 24 cm
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Northwest Reno Library - Adult Nonfiction
973.931 COCKBU 2021
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Published
London ; Verso, [2021].
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Includes index.
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"The American war machine can only be understood in terms of the "private passions" and "interests" of those who control it - principally a passionate interest in money. Thus, as he witheringly reports, Washington expanded NATO to satisfy an arms manufacturer's urgent financial requirements; the U.S. Navy's Pacific fleet deployments were for years dictated by a corrupt contractor who bribed high-ranking officers with cash and prostitutes; senior marine commanders agreed to a troop surge in Afghanistan in 2017 "because it will do us good at budget time." Based on years of wide-ranging research, Cockburn lays bare the ugly reality of the largest military machine in history: squalid, and at the same time terrifyingly dangerous."--,Amazon.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Cockburn, A. (2021). The spoils of war: power, profit and the American war machine . Verso.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Cockburn, Andrew, 1947-. 2021. The Spoils of War: Power, Profit and the American War Machine. Verso.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Cockburn, Andrew, 1947-. The Spoils of War: Power, Profit and the American War Machine Verso, 2021.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Cockburn, Andrew. The Spoils of War: Power, Profit and the American War Machine Verso, 2021.

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