Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. List of Illustrations ix
4. Preface xi
5. Acknowledgments xiii
6. Introduction: Making Money, Making War 1
7. 1. How States Pay for Wars 10
8. 2. Truman and the Korean War 29
9. 3. Johnson and the Vietnam War 47
10. 4. Britain and Currency Reserves during World War II and the Crimean War 66
11. 5. Taxation and Currency Reserves during the Russo-Japanese War 86
12. 6. Confronting the Costs of War, 1823–2003 103
13. Conclusion: Long War Finance in Perspective 115
14. Notes 121
15. Bibliography 165
16. Index 181