His analysis explicitly addresses many of the myths that have since been fostered about the u. However, the onesided interpretation needs comment. The myth of the good war offers a fresh and provocative look at the role of the usa in world war two. In fact, the second world war is almost never discussed in terms of imperialism but only in terms of an exceedingly superficial and misleading contest between democracy and dictatorship or occasionally democracy and fascism. The myth of the good war download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl. Pauwels has some rather strong claims about the allies schemes towards germany in ww2. America in the second world war fills out the hour with an exploration of the role of american industrialists like henry ford and prescott bush in helping to build the nazi war machine, the significance of the soviet contribution to the. In his view, the united states was not the disinterested was the role of the united states in the second world war an essentially idealistic one, a crusading struggle to conquer the dark forces of german fascism and japanese militarism.
The second world war, as jacques pauwels tells it, was a good war only in myth. James lorimer 2002 jacques pauwels set out to synthesize the disparate monographs and scholarly articles that strip away the layers of the american mystique surrounding that countrys participation in world war. The reality is far messier and far more revealing of the evils that come from conflicts between great powers and great leaders seeking to enrich their countries and dominate the world. The myth of the good war is an accessible and wellwritten book. An independent scholar, pauwels holds phds in history and political science. Jacques pauwels book 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 as the united states saving the world. The myth of the good war revised edition jacques pauwels. The usa in world war ii, and women, nazis, and universities. He discusses twentieth century american foreign policy and impacts of the rise and fall of the soviet union. Pauwels argues that americas role was determined by the interests of americas major corporations.
In his book the great class war 19141918 lorimer, 2016, historian jacques r. Pauwels, november 11, 20 settanta anni fa, dicembre 1941. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. The myth of the good war revised edition 5 mai 2015 commentaires fermes sur the myth of the good war revised edition 3737 views in the spirit of historians howard zinn, gwynne dyer, and noam chomsky, jacques pauwels focuses on the big picture. This book offers a fresh and provocative look at the role of the usa in world war ii. Historian jacques pauwels questions this orthodox view of americas participation in world war two. Pauwels is an independent scholar who has a special interest.
He is the author of the great class war 19141918 and the myth of the good war, revisionist histories of the world wars. It spent four months on the nonfiction bestseller lists in europe in 2000, and has since been translated into german, spanish and french. Was the role of the united states in the second world war an essentially idealistic one, a crusading struggle to conquer the dark forces of german fascism and japanese militarism. Like them, he seeks to find the real reasons for the actions of great powers and great leaders. The myth of the good war by jacques pauwels examines why. It spent four months on the nonfiction bestseller lists in europe in 2000, and has since been. A history of the names of peoples and places nov 1, 2009.
Pauwels few truisms are as inviolable as the notion that the second world war was a battle of good versus evil. Shop amongst our popular books, including 7, the great class war 19141918, big business and hitler and more from jacques r. America in the second world war paperback june 30, 2003 by jacques r pauwels author. Pauwels has taught european history at the university of toronto, york university and the university of waterloo. Pauwels, a canadian with a phd in history from york university, has written two previous books the great class war 19141918 and the myth of the good war that challenge some accepted understandings of world war i and world war ii.
America in the second world war, revised edition, james lorimer, toronto, march 2015. Pauwels and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The revised edition of jacques pauwels s the myth of the good war incorporates important new research and significantly contributes to a more historically accurate and more critical account of the united states role in the second world war. The great class war 19141918 identifies those who want war, those who scurrilously manipulate information, consciousness, and the citizenry to wage war. In the myth of the good war, dr pauwels presents a concise examination of the central myth of the american empire, namely, that to the extent it even exists it was disinterested and in that sense also exceptionalas all things american are generally considered exceptional especially by americans themselves. The myth of the good war by jacques pauwels examines why the us entered world war ii and fought with the allies.