Warhogs: A History of War Profits in America

Table of contents

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• Title Page iii
• Contents vii
• Acknowledgments ix
• Introduction 1
• 1 - A Provoking Evil 11
• 2 - Virtue Tested 31
• 3 - Left-Handed Trade 53
• 4 - The "Shoddyocracy" 67
• 5 - Toward the Great War 109
• 6 - Warhogs and Warsows 127
• 7 - Supplying the Doughboys 141
• 8 - Grave Objections 179
• 9 - Profits or Peace? 199
• 10 - Penning the Warhog 227
• 11 - A Prescription for Profiteering 249
• 12 - War Profits and Cold War Culture 269

• Title Page iii
• Contents vii
• Acknowledgments ix
• Introduction 1
• 1 - A Provoking Evil 11
• 2 - Virtue Tested 31
• 3 - Left-Handed Trade 53
• 4 - The "Shoddyocracy" 67
• 5 - Toward the Great War 109
• 6 - Warhogs and Warsows 127
• 7 - Supplying the Doughboys 141
• 8 - Grave Objections 179
• 9 - Profits or Peace? 199
• 10 - Penning the Warhog 227
• 11 - A Prescription for Profiteering 249
• 12 - War Profits and Cold War Culture 269
• Appendix A: Graft Convictions, Officers Of the Continental Army, 1775-1781 277
• Appendix B: Profits of Selected Defense Contractors, 1911-1920 283
• Notes 291
• Bibliographical Note 355
• Index 359