Addicted to War: Why The US Can't Kick Militarism, is a 77 letter-sized page "illustrated exposé" by Joel Andreas published by Frank Dorrel with AK Press in 2002 (ISBN 1-904859-02-X). Originally published in 1991, the book was out of print until Dorrel convinced Andreas to create an updated, post-9/11 version.
The book tells the history of U.S. foreign wars — from the Indian Wars to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan — in a comic book format. Including 161 reference notes, the book aims to demonstrate why the U.S. has been involved in more wars in recent years than any other country, and to explain who benefits from these military adventures, who pays and who dies.
On the book front matter is printed a list of personalities who have praised it (those with an asterisk(*) next to their name have served in the U.S. military):
Noam Chomsky, professor emeritus of Linguistics, and authorHoward Zinn*, author of A People's History of the United StatesFernando Suarez del Solar, whose son, Jesús, died fighting in Iraq, March 2003Ron Kovic*, Vietnam veteran, author of Born on the Fourth of JulyMartin Sheen, actor, activistSusan Sarandon, actress, activistRamsey Clark*, former Attorney General of the United States, author of The Fire This Time: U.S War Crimes in the Gulf WarRich Gibson, Marxist educator and co-founder of the Rouge ForumHelen Caldicott, Pediatrician and author of Missile EnvyWoody Harrelson, actor, activistS. Brian Willson*, Vietnam Veterans for PeaceKathy Kelly, Founder of Voices in the WildernessJeanmarie Simpson, Founder of the Nevada Shakespeare CompanyFather Roy Bourgeois*, Founder of School of the Americas WatchRev. James Lawson, Colleague of Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. from 1957–1968Michael Parenti, author of Democracy for the FewMedea Benjamin and Kevin Danaher Co-founders of Global ExchangePatch Adams, M.D., Founder of Gesundheit! Institute, Vietnam war-era conscientious objectorWilson (Woody) Powell*, Executive Director of Veterans for PeaceWilliam Blum, author of Killing Hope and Rogue StateBlasé Bonpane,* Ph.D., Director, Office of the AmericasEdward Asner*, actor, activistMichael Franti, musician, SpearheadMichael Ruppert, former LAPD narcotics officerKris Kristofferson*, singer/songwriterThe late U.S. Army Col. James B. Burkholder*Russell Means, American Indian patriotThe book has been translated into a number of languages, including:
Czech: Válečná Závislost / Ilustrovaný průvodce militarismem USADanish: Afhængig af krig: hvorfor USA ikke kan give slip på militarismen!Dutch: Oorlogsjunks: Waarom de VS het militarisme niet kan latenHungarian: Háborúfüggők Miért nem tud az USA kiszállni a fegyverkezésből?Italian: Guerradipendenti: Perché gli Usa non possono fare a meno del militarismoFinnish: Koukussa sotaan : miksi USA ei pääse irti militarismista?German: Süchtig nach Krieg. Warum die USA nicht aufhören können, Krieg zu führenSpanish: Adictos a la Guerra (Spain), Adicto a la Guerra: Por Que EEUU No Puede Librarse del Militarismo(AK Press, USA)Hindi: 'युद्ध से लगाव(India)'The first foreign-language edition was that of Japanese, in October 2002, by political activist Yumi Kikuchi. Andreas had not thought that his book would resonate with a foreign audience.
