How states pay for wars
Armies fight battles, states fight wars. To focus solely on armies is to neglect the broader story of victory and defeat. Military power stems from an economic base, and without wealth, soldiers cannot be paid, weapons cannot be procured, and food cannot be bought. War finance is among the most cons...
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Ithaca, New York :
Cornell University Press
2016
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- Introduction : making money, making war. - How states pay for wars. - Truman and the Korean War. - Johnson and the Vietnam War. - Britain and currency reserves during World War II and the Crimean War. - Taxation and currency reserves during the Russo-Japanese War. - Confronting the costs of war, 1823-2003. - Conclusion : long war finance in perspective
