There is No Good War: The Myths of World War II

by Mickey Z.

What was the historical context for WWII’ Was it a just war, or a fable rooted in propaganda’ Accepted history says WWII was an inevitable war forced upon a peaceful people, because of a surprise attack by a sneaky enemy. But then, as now, war is a carefully-constructed package sold as a life-and-death battle against pure evil. The author argues that the Great War was really about power, money, and imperialism. Myths explored * The allies fought to liberate the death camps * The attack on Pearl Harbor was a surprise * Hiroshima and Nagasaki were necessary * WWII was fought to end fascism * Only the Axis nations committed war crimes

200 pages, Paperback

First published May 10, 2005

About the author

Mickey Z. is probably the only person on the planet to have appeared in both a karate flick with Billy Blanks and a political book with Noam Chomsky.