Accounting is frequently portrayed as a value free mechanism for allocating resources and ensuring they are employed in the most efficient manner. Contrary to this popular opinion, the research presented in Accounting at War demonstrates that accounting for military forces is primarily a political practice. Throughout history, military force has been so pervasive that no community of any degree of complexity has succeeded in. Through to the present day, for all nation states, accounting for the military and its operations has primarily served broader political purposes. From the Crimean War to the War on Terror, accounting has been used to assert civilian control over the military, instill rational business practices on war, and create the visibilities and invisibilities necessary to legitimize the use of force. Accounting at War emphasizes the significant power that financial and accounting controls gave to political elites and the impact of these controls on military performance. Accounting at War examines the effects of these controls in wars such as the Crimean, South African and Vietnam wars. Accounting at War also emphasizes how accounting has provided the means to rationalize and normalize violence, which has often contributed to the acceleration and expansion of war. Aimed at researchers and academics in the fields of accounting, accounting history, political management and sociology, Accounting at War represents a unique and critical perspective to this cutting-edge research field.

In this book Mark Harrison rebuilds and analyses the Soviet economy's wartime statistical record, examining its prewar size and composition, and wartime changes in GNP, employment, the defence burden, and the role of foreign aid. Complementing classic long-run growth studies, the book compares the Soviet experience with that of other great powers. It emphasises the severity of current costs and capital losses arising from the war, which had a negative effect on GNP that persisted well after the end of the war. The results are based on a comprehensive analysis of hitherto closed official documents, shedding light on the dimensions of the Soviet war effort, the comparative economics of the war, and its long-term impact on the Soviet economy.

The Wisdom to Know the Difference is about unique professional CPA encounters with Grand Jury Investigations, Criminal IRS Audits, the Legal System, and other experiences of mine while I was in the CPA profession. Normally, accountants are traditionally looked at as a bit dull. I believe this book will shed a different light on the profession. The book is true; however, it is a cynical synopsis of actual experiences. Many of those experiences are corrupted by "winning over the truth"; whether in criminal matters, IRS audits or because of the existing the legal system. I have set forth different examples and experiences where the system we live in just does not work and how I was able to overcome those obstacles in each instance, including examples of poor oversight in our own profession. Simply stated, I made more money than any other CPA in public practice in the State of Washington. In that process, I was able to help build a successful CPA firm, a great client base, a reputation of testifying professionally from Alaska to Florida, the past President and Chair of the Washington Society of CPAs, a Council Member of the American Institute of CPAs, Past President of other local service clubs and activities, Board Member to everything from Colleges to Not for Profits, and regular donor to needy local causes among other services.

The Wisdom to Know the Difference is about unique professional CPA encounters with Grand Jury Investigations, Criminal IRS Audits, the Legal System, and other experiences of mine while I was in the CPA profession. Normally, accountants are traditionally looked at as a bit dull. I believe this book will shed a different light on the profession. The book is true; however, it is a cynical synopsis of actual experiences. Many of those experiences are corrupted by "winning over the truth"; whether in criminal matters, IRS audits or because of the existing the legal system. I have set forth different examples and experiences where the system we live in just does not work and how I was able to overcome those obstacles in each instance, including examples of poor oversight in our own profession. Simply stated, I made more money than any other CPA in public practice in the State of Washington. In that process, I was able to help build a successful CPA firm, a great client base, a reputation of testifying professionally from Alaska to Florida, the past President and Chair of the Washington Society of CPAs, a Council Member of the American Institute of CPAs, Past President of other local service clubs and activities, Board Member to everything from Colleges to Not for Profits, and regular donor to needy local causes among other services.

The Wisdom to Know the Difference is about unique professional CPA encounters with Grand Jury Investigations, Criminal IRS Audits, the Legal System, and other experiences of mine while I was in the CPA profession. Normally, accountants are traditionally looked at as a bit dull. I believe this book will shed a different light on the profession. The book is true; however, it is a cynical synopsis of actual experiences. Many of those experiences are corrupted by "winning over the truth"; whether in criminal matters, IRS audits or because of the existing the legal system. I have set forth different examples and experiences where the system we live in just does not work and how I was able to overcome those obstacles in each instance, including examples of poor oversight in our own profession. Simply stated, I made more money than any other CPA in public practice in the State of Washington. In that process, I was able to help build a successful CPA firm, a great client base, a reputation of testifying professionally from Alaska to Florida, the past President and Chair of the Washington Society of CPAs, a Council Member of the American Institute of CPAs, Past President of other local service clubs and activities, Board Member to everything from Colleges to Not for Profits, and regular donor to needy local causes among other services.

The Wisdom to Know the Difference is about unique professional CPA encounters with Grand Jury Investigations, Criminal IRS Audits, the Legal System, and other experiences of mine while I was in the CPA profession. Normally, accountants are traditionally looked at as a bit dull. I believe this book will shed a different light on the profession.The book is true; however, it is a cynical synopsis of actual experiences. Many of those experiences are corrupted by "winning over the truth"; whether in criminal matters, IRS audits or because of the existing the legal system. I have set forth different examples and experiences where the system we live in just does not work and how I was able to overcome those obstacles in each instance, including examples of poor oversight in our own profession.Simply stated, I made more money than any other CPA in public practice in the State of Washington. In that process, I was able to help build a successful CPA firm, a great client base, a reputation of testifying professionally from Alaska to Florida, the past President and Chair of the Washington Society of CPAs, a Council Member of the American Institute of CPAs, Past President of other local service clubs and activities, Board Member to everything from Colleges to Not for Profits, and regular donor to needy local causes among other services.