The Untold History of the United Stat..., Oliver Stone
The Untold History of the United Stat..., Oliver Stone
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The Untold History of the United States

Author: Oliver Stone, Peter Kuznick

Narrator: Peter Berkrot

Unabridged: 36 hr 26 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/04/2013

Synopsis

“Indispensable… There is much here to reflect upon.” —President Mikhail Gorbachev“As riveting, eye-opening, and thought-provoking as any history book you will ever read. . . . Can’t recommend it highly enough.” —Glenn Greenwald, The Guardian“Finally, a book with the guts to challenge the accepted narrative of recent American history.” —Bill MaherThe New York Times bestselling companion to the Showtime documentary series now streaming on Netflix, updated to cover the past five years.A PEOPLE’S HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN EMPIREIn this riveting companion to their astonishing documentary series—including a new chapter covering Obama’s second term, Trump’s first year and a half, climate change, nuclear winter, Korea, Russia, Iran, China, Lybia, ISIS, Syria, and more—Academy Award–winning director Oliver Stone and renowned historian Peter Kuznick challenge prevailing orthodoxies to reveal the dark truth about the rise and fall of American imperialism.

About Oliver Stone

Oliver Stone made such iconic films as Platoon, Wall Street, JFK, Born on the Fourth of July, Natural Born Killers, Nixon, Salvador, and W.

About Peter Kuznick

Peter Kuznick is a professor of history and director of the award-winning Nuclear Studies Institute at American University and is currently serving his third term as distinguished lecturer with the Organization of American Historians. He has written extensively about science and politics, nuclear history, and Cold War culture.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Mahmut on January 30, 2016

I couldn't forget when the author said: "The West won the world not by the superiority of its ideas or values or religion (to which few members of other religions were converted) but rather by its superiority in applying organized violence. Westerners often forget this fact; non-Westerners never do.......more

Goodreads review by Alastair on May 12, 2013

The Untold History of the United States By Oliver Stone and Peter Kuznick Being raised in Australia, my late father instilled in us a love of America and all it stood for, freedom, democracy and above all, capitalism. He genuinely believed the ‘Communist domino’ would fall from Vietnam to Melbourne a......more

Goodreads review by Scottnshana on February 15, 2013

I think the utility of this book lies in what it is not. It's not all-encompassing, but a history of the 20th Century. It's also not objective, but everyone knows that when he/she sees who wrote it. I don't know if it is more comprehensive than its companion TV series, because I don't have cable and......more

Goodreads review by Frederick on December 27, 2013

This is a worthwhile read. That being said, it was one of the most distressing and depressing books I've every read! We live in the Matrix. Most think America is a bastion of freedom and democracy. This is not at all the case. It is a story we tell ourselves. The facts show something very different.......more

Goodreads review by Owlseyes on December 01, 2024

(Watchin' Dr Strangelove...in 2015) When past is prologue... ‘The Putin I knew was rational, calm, always acting in the best interest of the Russian people’ Oliver Stone, April 26th 2022 Like Chomsky*, Stone is entitled to interpret and write down the dark side of, part of, the USA history. Ston......more

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