The Untold History of the United States

**The New York Times bestseller** **Updated to include Obama's second term, Trump's first year and a half, climate change, nuclear winter, Korea, Russia, Iran, China, Libya, ISIS, and Syria** 'This is not history for history's sake , however - this is the history of our present and future , long beyond cold war , into war on terror , war on drugs ' Ed Vulliamy, Guardian The Untold History of the United States is filmmaker Oliver Stone and historian Peter Kuznick's riveting landmark account of the rise and decline of the American empire - the most powerful and dominant nation the world has ever seen. Probing the dark corners of the administrations of eighteen presidents, from Woodrow Wilson to Donald Trump, they dare to ask just how far the US has drifted from its founding democratic ideals. Beginning with the bloody suppression of the Filipino struggle for independence and spanning the two World Wars, it documents how US administrations have repeatedly intervened in conflicts on foreign soil, taking part in covert operations and wars in Latin American, Asia and the Middle East. At various times it has overthrown elected leaders in favour of right-wing dictators, for both economic and political gain. Examining America's atomic history, Stone and Kuznick argue that the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were militarily unnecessary and morally indefensible. They show how the United States has repeatedly brandished nuclear threats and come terrifyingly close to nuclear war. They expose how US presidents have trampled on the US constitution and international law and lay bare the recent transformation of United States into a national security state with the closest links to Russia since the end of the Second World War. Using the latest research and recently declassified records, The Untold History builds a meticulously documented and shocking picture of the American empire, showing how it has determined the course of world events for the interests of the few across the twentieth century and beyond. EAN: 9781529102987 Farbverschnitt: Generell werden die Bücher ohne Farbverschnitt geliefert, auch wenn die Abbildungen einen Farbverschnitt zeigen. Erscheinungsjahr: 25.04.2019 Autoren: Stone, Oliver & Kuznick, Peter Seitenzahl/Blattzahl: 944 Themenüberschrift: HISTORY / United States / General Keyword: hiroshima; american history; history of america; nagasaki; prisoners of geography; michelle obama; the spy and the traitor; barack obama; noam chomsky; john carter; conspiracy theory; red notice bill browder; the world at war; fire and fury; history of the world; oliver stone; white house; world war two; michael wolff; kim jong un; james comey a higher loyalty; bill clinton; james wolff; benjamin franklin; george martin; martin luther king jr; international business; jimmy carter; john kennedy books; america; military; military history; journalism; education Fachschema: Englische Bücher / Geschichte, Kulturgeschichte, Zeitgeschichte~USA / Geschichte (bis 1945)~Zwanzigstes Jahrhundert~Geopolitik Fachkategorie: Geschichte allgemein und Weltgeschichte~Amerikanische Geschichte~Geopolitik Imprint-Titels: Ebury Press Länge: 195 mm Breite: 128 mm Höhe: 45 mm Gewicht: 631 gr Produktform: Kartoniert