I. F. Stone

Kylmän sodan alkuvaiheessa, McCarthyn aikakauden huipulla tunnettu yhdysvaltalainen toimittaja I.F. Stone julkaisi rohkean tutkivan journalismin tietokirjan, joka romutti virallisen tarinan Amerikan niin sanotusta "unohdetusta sodasta".Sodan kiihkeällä loppusuoralla I.F. Stone analysoi tarkasti avoimesti saatavilla olevia Yhdysvaltain tiedustelupalvelujen kertomuksia sodan virallisesta alkamisesta sekä John Foster Dullesin, kenraali Douglas MacArthurin ja Tšiang Kai-šekin kaltaisten avainhenkilöiden toimia. Kirja osoitti, että Yhdysvaltain hallitus oli manipuloinut YK:ta ja todisti kuinka Yhdysvaltain armeija ja Etelä-Korean oligarkia viivyttivät sotaa sabotoimalla rauhanneuvotteluja. I.F. Stoneb mukaan Yhdysvaltain hallituksessa ja armeijassa oli merkittävissä asemissa henkilöitä, jotka pitivät alueen epävakautta Yhdysvaltain kansallisen edun mukaisena.Kun teos julkaistiin ensimmäisen kerran vuonna 1952, se pitkälti vaiettiin Korean sodan uutisoinnissa ja muussa poliittisessa julkisuudessa.

Proxy wars, it seems, are more openly practiced than ever-and yet one of the worst of these was suppressed and "forgotten" even in its own time. At the height of the McCarthy era and the inception of the Cold War, the great journalist I.F. Stone released The Hidden History of the Korean War, a courageous work of investigative journalism that demolished the official story of America's so-called "forgotten war." As the war spiraled to its conclusion, Stone closely analyzed openly available U.S. intelligence narratives on the war's official start, and the actions of key players like John Foster Dulles, General Douglas MacArthur, and Chiang Kai-shek. The result of his investigations was a controversial book that raised questions about the origin of the war, made a case that the U.S. government had manipulated the United Nations, and gave evidence that the U.S. military and South Korean oligarchy dragged out the war by sabotaging peace talks. With a new introduction by Tim Beal and Greg Elich, 70 years after its initial publication The Hidden History of the Korean War remains a powerful dissemination of the 'hidden history' behind the dominant historical narrative, as relevant as ever.

The revival of a classic work of journalism which exposes the gap between the official story and reality Proxy wars, it seems, are more openly practiced than ever-and yet one of the worst of these was suppressed and "forgotten" even in its own time. At the height of the McCarthy era and the inception of the Cold War, the great journalist I.F. Stone released The Hidden History of the Korean War, a courageous work of investigative journalism that demolished the official story of America's so-called "forgotten war." As the war spiraled to its conclusion, Stone closely analyzed openly available U.S. intelligence narratives on the war's official start, and the actions of key players like John Foster Dulles, General Douglas MacArthur, and Chiang Kai-shek. The result of his investigations was a controversial book that raised questions about the origin of the war, made a case that the U.S. government had manipulated the United Nations, and gave evidence that the U.S. military and South Korean oligarchy dragged out the war by sabotaging peace talks. With a new introduction by Tim Beal and Greg Elich, 70 years after its initial publication The Hidden History of the Korean War remains a powerful dissemination of the 'hidden history' behind the dominant historical narrative, as relevant as ever.

In unraveling the long-hidden issues of the most famous free speech case of all time, noted author I.F. Stone ranges far and wide over Roman as well as Greek history to present an engaging and rewarding introduction to classical antiquity and its relevance to society today. The New York Times called this national best-seller an "intellectual thriller."