The Untold History of the United States, Volume 1 by Oliver Stone

“If we can understand where we came from, we can understand where we are now,” Stone says. The drapes were drawn, the gaslights turned down. Stone thinks Americans need to educate themselves with the facts and aims the documentary series at American youth. Untold History of the United States, Volume 1 It was 1915, and chairs lined the long Central Hall on the second floor of the White House. We show, in the course of the chapters, how the Japanese were finished…and how the Soviets had come into the war and were cleaning up the Japanese army.” Stone says “there was no necessity to drop the bomb, but it was dropped to warn the Russians, and that starts basically this Cold War conflict that dominates our lives and dominates our national security structure.” We had to drop the bomb to save American lives because the Japanese were fanatics and would fight to the end. “The dropping of the atomic bomb is very much the origin myth, you know, that we get in school. : The Untold History of the United States, Volume 1: Young Readers Edition, 1898-1945 (9781481421737) by Stone, Oliver Kuznick, Peter and a great selection of similar New, Used and Collectible Books available now at great prices. Stone feels history is glossed over in textbooks after World War II, where his book begins. Stone says scholars at the college level and historians have knowledge of the stories he’s highlighted, “but it’s not in the general consensus in the high school level.” “This stuff was at points in the newspapers, or sometimes in the headlines even. “It could have been called the ‘Ignored History’,” Stone says.

Stone describes the rationale behind the title of the series. Stone joins Soledad O’Brien on “Starting Point” to talk about the importance of understanding the country’s history. The book releases in tandem with a new 10-part Showtime documentary series, which premiers this week. Critically acclaimed director Oliver Stone is now the co-author of a controversial new history book entitled, “The Untold History of the United States.” In it, he covers what he considers “ignored” stories of the nation’s past.

The Untold History of the United States, Volume 1 by Oliver Stone