Oscar-winning director Oliver Stone and historian Peter Kuznick examine the dark
side of American history from the beginning of the twentieth century right up t
o the Obama administration. Looking at American intervention in foreign conflict
s in Latin American, Asia and the Middle East, including taking part in covert o
perations and interfering to overthrow elected leaders in favour of right-wing d
ictators, they ask whether US involvement around the globe is about democratic i
deals, or political and economic gain. From Hiroshima and Nagasaki to the Waterg
ate scandal and the transformation of America into a national security state, Th
e Concise Untold History lays bare how US presidents have ignored the constituti
on and international law to influence the course of world events for the interes
t of the few.
