Adapted from the critically acclaimed chronicle of U.S. history, a study of American expansionism around the world is told from a grassroots perspective and provides an analysis of important events from Wounded Knee to Iraq.

The internal empire -- The Spanish-American War -- The invasion of The Philippines -- War is the health of the state -- Growing up class conscious -- World War II: a people's war? -- The cool war -- Children of the empire -- Land of burning children -- The same rotting barrel -- Resurgence of empire -- Covert action and reaction.