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<em>The Myth of the Good War</em> breaks through the propaganda of World War II as portrayed in standard US history books and various Hollywood movies . . . I encourage people everywhere to read and understand this important historical work. --Peter Phillips Ph.D., Professor of Sociology, Sonoma State Univesity (01/02/2015)

The Myth of the Good War breaks through the propaganda of World War II as portrayed in standard US history books and various Hollywood movies . . . I encourage people everywhere to read and understand this important historical work. --Peter Phillips Ph.D., Professor of Sociology, Sonoma State Univesity (01/02/2015)

The Myth of the Good War is an accessible and well-written book... The reader feels immersed in a bath of refreshing ideas. --De Morgen A revealing analysis of the covert goals pursued by Western leaders before, during and immediately after World War II. Well-researched and lucidly-argued, this fine book will be of great value to experts and ordinary readers alike. --Michael Parenti author of Against Empire and The Terrorism Trap The Myth of the Good War breaks through the propaganda of World War II as portrayed in standard US history books and various Hollywood movies . . . I encourage people everywhere to read and understand this important historical work. --Peter Phillips Ph.D., Professor of Sociology, Sonoma State Univesity (01/02/2015) The Myth of the Good War is an accessible and well-written book... The reader feels immersed in a bath of refreshing ideas. --De Morgen The Myth of the Good War is an outstanding and absolutely critical work that deserves the widest circulation, and I urge my friends to buy it. I learned a great deal more detail about that war and especially the post WW II and Cold War period. --John Marciano, Professor Emeritus, SUNY Cortland, author of The American War in Vietnam: Crime or Commemoration (10/09/2017) The Myth of the Good War breaks through the propaganda of World War II as portrayed in standard US history books and various Hollywood movies . . . I encourage people everywhere to read and understand this important historical work. --Peter Phillips Ph.D., Professor of Sociology, Sonoma State Univesity (01/02/2015) The Myth of the Good War is an accessible and well-written book... The reader feels immersed in a bath of refreshing ideas. --De Morgen

A revealing analysis of the covert goals pursued by Western leaders before, during and immediately after World War II. Well-researched and lucidly-argued, this fine book will be of great value to experts and ordinary readers alike. --Michael Parenti author of Against Empire and The Terrorism Trap

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Jacques R. Pauwels is an independent scholar who has a special interest in twentieth-century history. He has taught European history at several universities in Canada, including the University of Toronto. The first edition of this monumental work, published in 2000, was also published in German, Spanish, and French, and has been on several national bestseller lists. This new edition has been revised and updated to incorporate new research on the war published since then.

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