excerpts from the book

The Sorrows of Empire

Militarism, Secrecy, and the End of the Republic

by Chalmers Johnson

Henry Holt, 2004, paper

Imperialisms, Old and New, Roots of American Militarism
Toward the New Rome, Institutions of American Militarism, Surrogate Soldiers and Private Mercenaries
The Empire of Bases, The Spoils of War
Iraq Wars, Whatever Happened to Globalization?
The Sorrows of Empire


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