Myth of the Good War

THE MYTH OF THE GOOD WAR
America in the Second World War

by Jacques R. Pauwels

A fresh and provocative look at the role of the USA in the Second World War.

Historian Jacques Pauwels attacks the widely held belief that the Second World War was the 'good war', the war in which America led the forces of democracy and freedom to victory over fascist dictatorship and Japanese militarism.

He argues that the role of the USA was determined not by idealism, but by the interests of America's corporations and by the country's social, economic and political leaders.

He examines the American elites response to fascism, and looks at how American companies’ collaborated with Nazi Germany, at how Uncle Joe was presented as the next enemy, at why bombing Dresden was a warning to the Soviet Union, he explores reasons why anti-fascists were marginalized in post-war Germany, why America did little to support De-Nazification but did support German business interests.

On the non-fiction bestseller lists in Belgium for four weeks when first published in 2000. Since then it has been translated into German, Spanish, French, and English.

'Pauwels’ exposure of the dirty truths behind such historical tragedies as Dieppe, Hiroshima, and Peal Harbour will likely cause outrage, but his documentation is sound, his reasoning sharp.'
Quill & Quire

'The Myth of the Good War is an accessible and well-written book... The reader feels immersed in a bath of refreshing ideas.' De Morgen