Project Gutenberg 2012-06-01 Public domain in the USA. 793 Maxim, Hudson 1853 1927 17009593 Defenseless America Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Katie Hernandez and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Defenseless America" by Hudson Maxim is a treatise on national defense written in the early 20th century. The work addresses the perceived vulnerability of the United States to foreign threats and advocates for military preparedness to protect American lives and property. It reflects a context of global conflict during a time when many nations, especially in Europe, were deeply embroiled in war. The opening of the book includes a foreword from Maxim, where he expresses concern about America's readiness to face potential invasions. He critiques the pacifist movement, suggesting that its ideas are misguided and detrimental to national security. Maxim emphasizes the importance of recognizing the threat of war and the need for adequate military preparation to safeguard the nation. This portion sets the tone for a combative argument aimed at rallying public opinion around the necessity of defense in the face of growing global tensions. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 54.3 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en War United States -- Defenses UA Text Category: History - American Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: History - Warfare Category: Politics 569001 2025-08-16T08:29:28.991230 text/html 557219 2012-06-01T15:01:14 text/html 3831744 2025-08-16T08:29:48.704082 application/epub+zip 3835974 2025-08-16T08:29:36.363249 application/epub+zip 283010 2025-08-16T08:29:30.320209 application/epub+zip 1570513 2025-08-16T08:29:54.182080 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1508539 2025-08-16T08:29:42.628193 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 426054 2022-09-18T09:21:57.685733 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 487077 2025-08-16T08:29:27.408246 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 486814 2012-06-01T15:01:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 486816 2012-06-01T15:01:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20310 2025-08-16T08:29:54.362063 application/rdf+xml 14522 2025-08-16T08:29:30.893173 image/jpeg 3762 2025-08-16T08:29:30.621209 image/jpeg 177322 2012-06-01T15:01:16 application/octet-stream application/zip 5179670 2012-06-01T15:01:16 application/octet-stream application/zip 177244 2012-06-01T15:01:16 application/octet-stream application/zip 5370127 2025-08-16T08:29:29.112191 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog