The Sorrows of Empire: Militarism, Secrecy, and the End of the Republic

The Sorrows of Empire: Militarism, Secrecy, and the End of the Republic

The best-selling author of Blowback provides an insightful and provocative look at American militarism and its repercussions at home and abroad, sounding a warning about the military-industrial complex, tracing America's expanding empire of military bases and support services, and analyzing its influence on American policy-making. Read by Tom Wiener. Book available. "[A] provocative, detailed tour of what [Johnson] sees as America's entrenched culture of militarism...one of the most startling and engrossing accounts of exotic defense capabilities, operations and spending in print." -- "Publishers Weekly" "A provocative summons to the task of reining in a runaway military." -- "Booklist" "Chilling...a frightening picture...of the spread of American military control over the world." -- "New York Times Book Review" "Impressive...a powerful indictment of US military and foreign policy." -- "Los Angeles Times Book Review" "Original and genuinely important...The role of the prophet is an honorable one. In Chalmers Johnson the American empire has found its Jeremiah. He deserves to be heard." -- "Washington Post Book World" "Trenchantly argued, comprehensively documented, grimly eloquent...Worthy of the republic it seeks to defend." -- "Boston Globe" Chalmers Johnson , president of the Japan Policy Research Institute, is the author of the bestselling books Blowback , The Sorrows of Empire , and Nemesis , which make up his Blowback Trilogy. He has written for the Los Angeles Times , the London Review of Books , Harper's Magazine , Nation , and TomDispatch.com. He lives near San Diego, California. Tom Weiner , a dialogue director and voice artist best known for his roles in video games and television shows such as Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Transformers , is the winner of eight Earphones Awards and is an Audie Award finalist. He is a former member of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival.