The American way of war : guided missiles, misguided men, and a republic in peril /

Jarecki, Eugene.

The American way of war : guided missiles, misguided men, and a republic in peril / Eugene Jarecki. - New York : Free Press, 2008 - vii, 324 p. 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 291-303) and index.

Introduction: Mission creep -- The tip of the spear -- The arsenal of democracy -- Fear in the night -- Big white men -- John Boyd, Donald Rumsfeld, and the meaning of transformation -- The missing "C" : an insider's guide to the complex -- Shock and awe at home -- Conclusion: If I ran the zoo.

From the acclaimed creator of the award-winning documentary "Why We Fight" comes a deeply thought-provoking and revelatory examination of the deepest roots of American war-making and its troubling implications for the fate of American democracy. www.alibris.com

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Executive power--United States.
Interviews
Iraq War, 2003-
Militarism--United States
National characteristics, American.--United States

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