Addicted to War takes on the most active, powerful, and destructive military in the world.
Hard-hitting, carefully documented and heavily illustrated, it reveals why the United States has been involved in more wars in recent years than any other country. Read Addicted to War to find out who benefits from these military adventures, who pays and who dies. Over 450,000 copies of the previous editions are in print.
This edition is substantially reworked and fully updated including Barack Obama's drone wars, Chelsea Manning and WikiLeaks, statistics on military spending, and the ongoing costs and consequences of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
About the Author :
Joel Andreas began following his parents to demonstrations against the Vietnam War while in elementary school in Detroit. He has been a political activist ever since, working to promote racial equality and workers' rights inside the United States and to stop US military intervention abroad. After working as an automobile assembler, a printer, and a civil engineering drafter, he completed a doctoral degree in sociology at the University of California in Los Angeles, studying the aftermath of the 1949 Chinese Revolution. He now teaches at John Hopkins University in Baltimore. He is the author of Addicted to War: Why the U.S. Can't Kick Militarism and Rise of the Red Engineers: The Cultural Revolution and the Origins of China's New Class.
Review :
"Addicted to War is must reading for all Americans who are concerned with understanding the true nature of US foreign policy and how it affects us here at home."
--Martin Sheen, actor
"Addicted to War is a rare gift to the American people. It should be read by every person who cares about the human condition. This book reveals truths that all Americans need to understand if we are ever to experience peace and justice for all the people of the earth."
--Father Roy Bourgeois, founder of School of the Americas Watch
"This book analyzes why men are addicted to fighting and killing--an addiction that could, in this the nuclear age, destroy all life on earth, creating the final epidemic of the human race."
--Helen Caldicott, pediatrician and author of Missile Envy
"Addicted to War graphically exposes the US propensity to make war and should be required reading in every school in the country, including military schools!"
--Ann Wright, Retired US Army Reserve Colonel who resigned in 2003 to oppose the Iraq war
"As we're goose-stepping our way into the new millennium, Addicted to War provides us with an opportunity to see ourselves as others see us."
--Kris Kristofferson, singer/songwriter
"Political comics at its best. Bitterly amusing, lively, and richly informative. For people of all ages who want to understand the link between US militarism, foreign policy, and corporate greed at home and abroad."
--Michael Parenti, author of History as Mystery and To Kill a Nation
"Addicted to War makes one point perfectly clear: We can bomb the world to pieces, but we can't bomb it into peace!"
--Michael Franti, musician
"The enormous criminal impact of US militarism on the people of the world and the US is hard to grasp. This book makes it easier to understand. Now we must act."
--Ramsey Clark, former US Attorney General
"Addicted to War should be required reading for every student in America. I encourage educators to use it to help students understand the consequences of US militarism for people here and around the world."
--Rev. J.M. Lawson, colleague of Martin Luther King, Jr. from 1957-68
"Our young people will learn more about the cult of militarism in this short and accurate book by Joel Andreas than they might learn in their first twelve years of schooling."
--Blase Bonpane, director of Office of the Americas
"Addicted to War is the BEST primer on why the US goes to war and the devastating consequences of our addiction. It should be in high schools, colleges, churches, libraries, and community centers. It should be gifted to graduates and passed on to relatives and colleagues. Why? Because there's no other book about such a profound--and depressing--topic as war that is so much fun to read!"
--Medea Benjamin, cofounder of CODEPINK and author of Drone Warfare: Killing by Remote Control
"Read this book!"
--Cindy Sheehan, founding member of Gold Star Families for Peace
"The idiocy of war is apparent. What is amazing is that no matter the tracts, essays and books telling us this through the ages, we resist that truth. Hopefully this political comic by Joel Andreas can pierce the tough hide of man's mind and heart."
--Edward Asner, actor
"The US arrogantly plunders resources and cultures to support its American Way of Life. Addicted to War illustrates why the US is necessarily dependent upon war to feed its shameful consumption patterns."
--S. Brian Willson, Vietnam veteran, anti-war activis
