Overthrow: America's Century of Regime Change from Hawaii to Iraq Audiobook

" Interesting account of America's involvement in and support of regime changes throughout the world. Easy to read. "

" Very concise and a good reminder of US Foreign Policy over the last century. At times, names and places and dates come at you very quickly and it's hard to keep up. Small price to pay for so much knowledge. "

" If you thought unprovoked, surreptitious, corporate sponsored war was the provenance of Bush II, think again. He is merely continuing a long American tradition. "

" What an eye-opener! From Hawaii to Iraq, Kinzer discusses how the U.S. has become an empire. We always knew something wasn't quite right about our actions in the world but there's just no making excuses anymore. For over 100 years, we have made a practice of overturning democratically-elected leaders and replacing them with bloody despots. More often than not, our actions were motivated by businesses whose profits were threatened. Appalling! "

" Kinzer cogently summarizes a wide array of imperial, abusive, despicable practices perpetrated by the US government against various sovereign nations over the last century. While I've long been aware of the nefarious plots of the US government, there were plenty of cases and details here that I hadn't known. There is ample ammunition in this essential work that can be used when confronted by folks who believe in American exceptionalism and "manifest destiny." "

" Really good nonfiction, and the information in this book should be required for every voting American to know. Easily readable, highly entertaining, and genuinely disturbing. "

" Excellent overview of America's involvement in the overthrow of foreign governments, and how it's come back to bite us. Each chapter is a different country so it's not long-winded, and you don't have to read it all at once. It's one-sided, though, focusing on our image as tyrannical Americans. "

" it's a mistake to think that iraq is some perverse mistake we made and is out the US character "

" Sad but true --- the underbelly of our foreign policy the last century or so. It offers a powerful answer to those who might innocently ask "why do those people hate us?" "

" (I think I only read the Hawaii chapter, but found it quite illuminating. I would have read the rest of the book if it wasn't due back at the library...with many other books waiting to be read instead of renewing.) "

" Written by a silly liberal, but still pretty good overview and breakdown of a series of US coups and invasions around the world. I think Kinzer has grown up over time, and he's alot more on top of things now than he was in the past. "

" This book describes a number of different episodes of "regime change" in other countries promoted by the U.S. Good stuff for getting you really good and pissed off about American foreign policy over the past century. The writing is not always the smoothest, however, but still very readable. "

" Very readable and informative. I assume painfully biased as well but I would rather be informed of opinions that look critically at US motivations abroad than not. It took me a while to get through (not exactly uplifting.) "

" This book made me face the fact that there is so much world history I want to learn more about. It also clarified a lot of US history for me, aside from increasing my cynicism about the nation I call home. "

" It is an excellent book, that gives insight into the US policy. "

" A sober account of regime change from early American imperialism at the end of the 19th century to the recent fiasco in Iraq. "

" about 13 coups (regime-changes) "officially" sponsored by the United States...starting with Hawaii and ending with Iraq "

" Enlightening. The US government's foreign policy may be at times flawed but there is at least enough transparency and freedom for a book like this to be written and published. "

" A brilliant tale of US involvement in forced regime change during the 20th century. "

" i don't general read history books as a pastime but after the first chapter i was hooked. there were so many things in the book that i don't even think was taught to me in my other history classes. overall i really liked it "

" It is an excellent book, that gives insight into the US policy. "

" Definitely a worthy read for all! "

" Very inlightening. everyone should know these nuggets of history. "

" This is a sobering reflection on the long-term costs of regime change, and deserves to be read by every voter. No one who hasn't read it should be elected to Federal office. We as a nation would be better off if we learned its lessons. "

" This book made me face the fact that there is so much world history I want to learn more about. It also clarified a lot of US history for me, aside from increasing my cynicism about the nation I call home. "

" So good. This outlines all of America's foreign policy failures that have caused most of the country's current problems. These things should really be taken to heart by Americans in order to realize what was done wrong and how it should be remedied in the future. "

" Excellent account of some not-so-excellent actions taken by our government over the years. "