Mobilizing for Modern War: The Political Economy of American Warfare, 1865-1919

Mobilizing for Modern War: The Political Economy of American Warfare, 1865-1919. By Paul A. C. Koistinen University Press of Kansas, 1997. xiii + 391 pp. Notes, bibliography, and index. $45.00. ISBN 0700608575.

Reviewed by Kurt Hackemer

Long recognized as a leading scholar in his field, Paul A. C. Koistinen has applied his considerable talents to explaining the evolving political economy of American warfare. In doing so, he has devised an interpretive framework that considers the interrelationship of economic, political, military, and technological factors and their effect on America's mobilization efforts over time. Koistinen posits three distinct developmental stages: …