Puritan fanaticism, economic profiteering, and an unprecedented propensity for self-legitimization: The USA has not only faced criticism after its recent attacks on Afghanistan and Iraq in response to the terrorist attacks of September 11.

Karlheinz Deschner, in this provocative and critical presentation of American history, reveals how the strongest member of NATO pretends to be a peace-loving power while displaying extremely suspicious and dark facets.

From the brutal colonization of the New World and the extermination of Native Americans to the Korean and Vietnam Wars, and to the "Desert Storm" in the Persian Gulf, Deschner thoroughly presents all the historical evidence showing that the "land of God" is a violent, immoral, and corrupt nation.

[Excerpt from the text on the back cover of the edition]