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 120,000 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.