Description Product Details Reviews (0) World War II: The Rest of the Story and How It Affects You Today The explosion of the battleship Maine in Havana Harbor in 1898 was the beginning of a chain reaction that eventually led to the destruction of the World Trade center and still continues today. In his two-part World War series, author Richard J. Maybury explains that an unbroken line leads directly from the Spanish-Vietnam War, the Iraq-Kuwait War, and the “War on Terror” that began September 11, 2001. Mr. Maybury explains the other side of the story, the side you are not likely to get anywhere else. In World War II: The Rest of the Story and How It Affects You Today, which focuses on the years 1935 to September 11, 2001, Mr. Maybury presents an idea-based explanation of the Second World War. He focuses on events in the Second World War and how our misunderstanding of this war led to America’s subsequent wars, including the Korean and Vietnam Wars, the Iraq-Kuwait War, and the “War on Terror”. Mr. Maybury also explains how these ideas and events are today the reasons why the U.S. Government gets into so many wars in far corners of the globe. Using the epistolary style of writing (using letters to tell a story), Mr. Maybury plays the part of an economist (Uncle Eric) writing a series of letters to his niece or nephew (Chris). Using stories and examples, Mr. Maybury gives interesting and clear explanations of topics that are generally thought to be too difficult for anyone but experts. Mr. Maybury warns, “beware of anyone who tells you a topic is above you or better left to experts. Many people are twice as smart as they think they are, but they’ve been intimidated into believing some topics are above them. You can understand almost anything if it is explained well.” Table of Contents Author’s DisclosureCast of CharactersTimeline Part One: Who Were The Good Guys?1. The Main Theater of the War2. Good Guys Against Bad Guys3. Not Six Million4. World War II Was Nothing New5. Millions6. Britain Was A White Hat?7. British Conquests8. P.T. Barnum Knew9. British Area Bombing10. Two Questions Part Two: First Rumblings11. When Did The War Begin?12. Appeasement and Comparative Brutality13. Carving Up Central Europe Part Three: The U.S. Enters the War14. The French versus the French15. Significance of the Higgins Boat16. Only Genghis Khan Did It17. The Solution18. Events Leading to Pearl Harbor19. Hiding Facts about the Brawl20. The Great World War II MythFDR’s Pearl Harbor Speech21. A Secret Agreement22. Why Did The Japanese Attack?23. Pearl Harbor: FDR’s Deceit24. The Flying Tigers and B-17 Bombers25. “Caught With Their Pants Down”26. Planes Parked Too Close Together27. The Prokofiev Seamount28. The Necessary Sacrifice?29. You’ve Seen The Photos Part Four: The Economics of the War30. The Myth of German Might31. Focus On The Eastern Front32. Of Photographs and Weather33. German Production of Weapons34. Germany’s Unknown Second Army35. Tank Treads, Trucks and Submarines36. Germany’s Wonder Weapons37. Oil and Rifles38. Americans Were Less Intelligent?39. The Bookings Revelation40. Russia Invaded by Keystone Kops41. Omaha Beach, Bravery versus Heroism Part Five: The USG Makes It Worse42. The German Underground43. Unconditional Surrender44. Why Did Roosevelt Do It?45. Rarely Questioned46. Why Was Nagasaki Bombed?47. 105 Aircraft Carriers48. Surrender Near49. Fierce Fighters50. The Russians React51. The Soviet Uprising Part Six: Effect On Us Today52. Arm Any Gangster53. September 11th and the Destruction of the World Trade Center54. Blowback55. MAD56. Policeman of the World57. Summary Part Seven: Final Thoughts About War58. The Needless Deaths of 35 Million59. The Normal Conditions of Humans60. The Cause of War61. Minor League to Emperor of the World AppendixBibliography and Suggested ReadingSuggested ListeningSuggested ViewingGlossaryAbout Richard J. MayburyIndex Index of MapsMap of EuropeBritish and Russian EmpireExpansion of the Russian Empirev Conquered by European RegimesWashington’s Pacific Bases in 1940San Diego, Pearl Harbor, JapanJapan, Bungo StraitProkofiev SeamountRebel-held Territories during WWIIAxis versus Allies
