William Blum's latest book is "Freeing the World To Death: Essays on the American Empire." He lives in Washington, DC.

Is the United States a force for democracy?

In this classic and unique volume that answers this question, William Blum serves up a forensic overview of U.S. foreign policy spanning sixty years.

Remarks from the previous edition:

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

"A valuable reference for anyone interested in the conduct of U.S. foreign policy."—Choice

"I enjoyed it immensely."—Gore Vidal

"The single most useful summary of CIA history."—John Stockwell

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

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

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

For those who want the details on our most famous -actions (Chile, Cuba, Vietnam, to name a few), and for those who want to learn about our lesser-known efforts (France, China, Bolivia, Brazil, for example), this book provides a window on what our foreign policy goals really are.

William Blum is the author of Rogue State: A Guide to the World’s Only Superpower.