The Sorrows of Empire, Chalmers Johnson
The Sorrows of Empire, Chalmers Johnson
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The Sorrows of Empire
Militarism, Secrecy, and the End of the Republic

Author: Chalmers Johnson

Narrator: Tom Weiner

Unabridged: 11 hr 12 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 11/01/2007

Categories: Nonfiction, History


Synopsis

Recalling the classic warnings against militarism, from George Washingtons farewell address to Dwight Eisenhowers denunciation of the militaryindustrial complex, Johnson explores the trend of militarism that is bankrupting the United States and creating conditions for a new century of virulent blowback.

About Chalmers Johnson

Chalmers Johnson, president of the Japan Policy Research Institute, is the author of the bestselling books Blowback, The Sorrows of Empire, and Nemesis, which make up his Blowback Trilogy. He has written for the Los Angeles Times, the London Review of Books, Harper’s Magazine, Nation, and TomDispatch.com. He lives near San Diego, California.


Reviews

Goodreads review by David on December 03, 2013

The recently deceased Chalmers Johnson was a former CIA man turned apostate from the American Imperial project. This book is an account of the American Empire, its flaws and weaknesses. It's rather well-documented, to the point where one wants to skip some of the details. Johnson also adopts, with t......more

Goodreads review by Patrick on September 27, 2011

Chalmers Johnston’s latest current affairs book, The Sorrows of Empire, is about American militarism and the secrecy surrounding it, as well as imperialism. In the prologue he says: If I overstate the threat, I am sure to be forgiven because future generations will be so glad I was wrong. The danger......more

Goodreads review by Kym on March 04, 2019

Sorrows of Empire, Militarism, Secrecy and the end of the Republic by Chalmers Johnson book review The second installment in Chalmer Johnson’s trilogy of book. A book where Johnson pulls no punches as he delves into the history of US imperialism. The theme of Johnson’s writings is to indulge the read......more

Goodreads review by Elliott on March 14, 2025

I finally got around to reading this polemic long after the Bush Presidency was over, when you might think its message less urgent. Be not fooled, as Johnson's model of US Empire and the sorrows which ride in its wake is rooted in history going back to the 19th Century and not merely a reaction to a......more