Prophets of War: Lockheed Martin and the Making of the Military-Industrial Complex

by William D. Hartung

Book Overview

Enthralling and explosive, Prophets of War is an expos' of America's largest military contractor, Lockheed Martin. When President Dwight D. Eisenhower gave his famous warning about the dangers of the military industrial complex, he never would have dreamed that a company could accumulate the kind of power and influence now wielded by this behemoth company.

As a full-service weapons maker, Lockheed Martin receives over 25 billion per...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1568586973
• ISBN13: 9781568586977
• Release Date: March 2012
• Publisher: Bold Type Books
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.5" x 8.2"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher