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

from SherryKaraoke

An important book for all Americans. We seem to have no memory of our own history. After 9/11, the President said the terrorists hate us for our freedom. This book suggests that there are many in the world with good reason to dislike the United States.

from norinrad10

not a bad overview. Tends toget a little heavy handed in the last 1/3.

from alexgalindo

"Regime Change" has been on the edge of everyone's tongue for the last 5 years. Iraq, Afghanistan, and perhaps Iran are the countries we think of, that and the United States executing the change. But what Stephen Kinzer brilliantly illustrates is that this idea, this preemptive, hegemony is a cor...

from jmcclain19

Started off with a flourish, ended with a hamfisted bore fest designed to put the reader to sleep. Worth reading in my opnion for the first chapter on Hawaii - which was excellent. The rest deviated onto weird incredibly boring side tangents filled with plenty of pedestal mounted preaching.

from lriley

A very interesting and fascinating history on an American century of regime change--starting with the overthrow of the Hawaiian Queen Liliuokami and ending with our present debacle in Iraq. Kinzer goes behind the scenes to ferret out the characters behind the coups and the more often than not hap...