Soldiers of Reason

An “entertaining and fast-paced” account of the organization that defines the military-industrial complex—and continues to shape our world today ( The New York Times Book Review ). The RAND Corporation was born in the wake of World War II as a think tank to generate research and analysis for the United States military. It was a magnet for the best and the brightest—and also the most dangerous. RAND quickly became the creator of America’s anti-Soviet nuclear strategy, attracting such Cold War lum