Base Nation : How U.S. Military Bases Abroad Harm America and the World (Paperback)

from octafoil40

For 14 years the author studied the issues in this book. And thereafter spent 6 years working on this book. He states on the back of the Title Page: "The author will donate all proceeds from the book's royalties to nonprofit organizations serving military veterans, their families, and other victi...

from greggchadwick

David Vine has crafted an indispensible study for our time. As we move further and further away from the post WWII Pax Americana, the United States continues to occupy a global network of military bases that dwarfs all other nations combined. Even with this fact, or perhaps because of it, little ...

from Elliot1822

Mr. David Vine in his book Base Nation shows very convincingly how it costs more than $100 billion each year to maintain approximately 800 military installations spread throughout the world. I was and am still to a degree of the thinking who will say that the price is well worth the cost. However...

from cblaker

I wish that all voting Americans and especially members of Congress were required to read this book. That's not going to happen, but since you are reading this I highly recommend you pick this book up. It boggles the mind how much our country spends on the Defense budget. Our military spends just...

from cblaker

I wish that all voting Americans and especially members of Congress were required to read this book. That's not going to happen, but since you are reading this I highly recommend you pick this book up. It boggles the mind how much our country spends on the Defense budget. Our military spends just...