Untold History of the United States
by Oliver Stone, Peter Kuznick · first published 2012
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An undertaking that Oliver Stone sees as his greatest achievement so far, The Untold History of the United States is a monumental history of the last 100 years of American Imperialism and the national security state, from the late nineteenth century through to the Obama administration.
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> they did exactly nothing to take advantage of that disparity Oh come on, you cannot seriously believe that. Anyhow, I recommend you watch 'The Untold History of the United States' by Oliver Stone [0]. He has done a great job of telling people the stories that are not told in your history classes.
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on “Ask HN: What are some “must see” documentaries?” ↗…there’s fairly well established historical record showing that the dropping the bombs was unnecessary, even for attaining Japan’s Surrender. You can find this in sources as mainstream as Oliver Stone’s _Untold History of the United States_
;) Speaking of history and the Cold War, a worthy docuseries to face some uncomfortable facts of the US' post-WW2 behavior: Oliver Stone's Untold History of the United States. Even Gorbachev wrote an opinion on the subsequently-released book. https://www.netflix.com/title/80127995
on “Is Science Political?” ↗…Ranch / Silver Shirts - Nazis prepared to takeover America and round up the Jews https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murphy_Ranch https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silver_Legion_of_America References: 0. The Untold History of the United States by Oliver Stone EDIT: Here is a first-hand account of the conditions the Spanish empire brought to the Americas. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Short_Account_of_the_Destruc...
on “Tulsa Race Massacre” ↗I tried to watch his "Untold History of the United States" and it felt like some of it was taken out of context or attributing malice where naivety, incompetence or insufficient information would be a more plausible explanation. Can't think of any specific examples.…
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