The ten-part series is supplemented by a 750-page companion book, The Untold History of the United States, also written by Stone and Kuznick, released on Oct 30, 2012 by Simon & Schuster.
Kuznick objected to the working title “Secret History”, claiming that “the truth is that many of our ‘secrets’ have been hidden on the front page of the New York Times. If people think the secrets will be deep, dark conspiracies, they’ll be disappointed. We’ll be drawing on the best recent scholarship”. It was subsequently retitled The Untold History of the United States.
“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 17 presidents, from Woodrow Wilson to Barack Obama, 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 war. They expose how US presidents have trampled on the US constitution and international law and lay bare the recent transformation of the United States into a national security state. 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.
The Untold History of the United States – Official Trailer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OnESozuHxHE
The Untold History of The United States (Chapter 1): World War Two
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xzqro8_the-untold-history-of-the-united-states-ep01_school
The Untold History of The United States (Chapter 2): Roosevelt, Truman & Wallace
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xzqscw_the-untold-history-of-the-united-states-ep02_school
The Untold History of The United States (Chapter 3): The Bomb
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xzqwqv_the-untold-history-of-the-united-states-ep03_school
The Untold History of The United States (Chapter 4): The Cold War 1945-1950
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xzqzf4_the-untold-history-of-the-united-states-ep04_school
The Untold History of The United States (Chapter 5): The 50’s: Eisenhower, The Bomb & The Third World
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xzr66a_the-untold-history-of-the-united-states-ep05_school
The Untold History of The United States (Chapter 6): JFK: To The Brink
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xzr9vd_the-untold-history-of-the-united-states-ep06_school
The Untold History of The United States (Chapter 7): Johnson, Nixon & Vietnam: Reversal of Fortune
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xzrf5d_the-untold-history-of-the-united-states-ep07_school
The Untold History of The United States (Chapter 8): Reagan, Gorbachev & Third World: Rise of the Right
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xzrfz7_the-untold-history-of-the-united-states-ep08_school
The Untold History of The United States (Chapter 9): Bush and Clinton: American Triumphalism — New World Order
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xzrh40_the-untold-history-of-the-united-states-ep09_school
The Untold History of The United States (Chapter 10): Bush & Obama: Age of Terror
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xzrhcr_the-untold-history-of-the-united-states-ep10_school
Kuznick objected to the working title “Secret History”, claiming that “the truth is that many of our ‘secrets’ have been hidden on the front page of the New York Times. If people think the secrets will be deep, dark conspiracies, they’ll be disappointed. We’ll be drawing on the best recent scholarship”. It was subsequently retitled The Untold History of the United States.
“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 17 presidents, from Woodrow Wilson to Barack Obama, 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 war. They expose how US presidents have trampled on the US constitution and international law and lay bare the recent transformation of the United States into a national security state. 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.
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司馬遼太郎に悪いかのように、または無能であるかのように書かれてしまった人たちと同様に、Oliver Stone に悪いかのように、または無能であるかのように書かれてしまった人たちは、反論できないだけにかわいそうだ。
歴史というものは、どちらの側に立つかで、まったく違ったものになる。司馬遼太郎も Oliver Stone も、国家というものに反対しているようでいて、実は国家主義のなかにいる。その立ち位置といい人気といい、ふたりはよく似ている。