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The untold history of the United States / Oliver Stone and Peter Kuznick.

Stone, Oliver, (author.). Kuznick, Peter J., (author.).

Summary:

In this companion to the ten-part documentary series the authors outline a "people's history" of the American empire and its rise and decline, aided by the latest archival findings and recently declassified documents and scholarly research.

Record details

ISBN: 9781451613520
ISBN: 1451613520
ISBN: 9780091949310
ISBN: 0091949319
Physical Description: xxxiii, 749 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Edition: First Gallery Books trade paperback edition.
Publisher: New York : Gallery Books, 2013.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Companion to the documentary series of the same name.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	World War I: Wilson vs. Lenin; The New Deal: "I welcome their hatred"; World War II: who really defeated Germany?; The Bomb: the tragedy of a small man; The Cold War: who started it?; Eisenhower: a not so pretty picture; JFK: "the most dangerous moment in history"; LBJ: empire derailed; Nixon and Kissinger: the "madman" and the "psychopath"; Collapse of detente: darkness at noon -- The Reagan years: death squads for democracy -- The Cold War ends: squandered opportunities -- The Bush-Cheney debacle: "the gates of hell are open in Iraq" -- Obama: managing a wounded empire.