A devastating alternative history of America's covert and overt military interventions since the 1940s, updated for this new edition.

In Killing Hope, William Blum, author of the bestselling Rogue State: A Guide to the World's Only Superpower, provides a devastating and comprehensive account of America's covert and overt military actions in the world, all the way from China in the 1940s to the invasion of Iraq in 2003 and - in this updated edition - beyond. Is the United States, as it likes to claim, a global force for democracy? Killing Hope shows the answer to this question to be a resounding 'no'.

"A very valuable book. The research and organization are extremely impressive." - A.J. Langguth, author and former New York Times bureau chief

"A valuable reference for anyone interested in the conduct of US foreign policy." - Choice (American Library Association)

"I enjoyed it immensely." - Gore Vidal

"Each chapter I read makes me more and more angry." - Helen Caldicott

"The single most useful summary of CIA history." - John Stockwell, former CIA officer and author

"Far and away the best book on the topic." - Noam Chomsky

"I bought several more copies to circulate to friends with the hope of shedding new light and understanding on their political outlooks." - Oliver Stone

"A marvelous job of bringing together a lot of loose ends from many sources." - Philip Agee, former CIA officer and author

"I am impressed. It is a valuable contribution." - Ramsey Clark, former Attorney General of the United States

"Blum has performed a very important service in collecting this information in one place, and the documentation is praiseworthy." - Teresa Pelton Johnson, Assistant Managing Editor, International Security, Harvard University

"A very useful piece of work, daunting in scope, important." - Thomas Powers, author and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist