The Rebellious Colony of Mali: an introduction into the geopolitics of western Africa
Carlton Meyer, “The Rebellious Colony of Mali” (Tales of the American Empire, 14 October 2022) A handy introduction into the geopolitics of western Africa and why…
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The American Colony of Thailand: how Thailand’s unstable politics is linked to the global opium trade
Carlton Meyer, “The American Colony of Thailand” (Tales of the American Empire, 2 September 2022) Once again this ongoing series on the history of US global…
The Destruction of the Asiatic Fleet: how Allied ineptitude led to a catastrophic defeat
Carlton Meyer, “The Destruction of the Asiatic Fleet” ( Tales of the American Empire, 13 May 2022) You’d have to be Rip van Winkle or Sleeping…
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The Empire’s Colony of Colombia: how the US and the CIA came to exploit and abuse Colombia
Carlton Meyer, “The Empire’s Colony of Colombia” (Tales of the American Empire, 27 May 2022) For an introduction into the modern history of Colombia, at least…
King Woodrow’s Wilsonian Armenia: an imperial folly avoided
Carlton Meyer, “King Woodrow’s Wilsonian Armenia” (Tales of the American Empire, 29 April 2022) Among the many follies of past US President Woodrow Wilson (who served…
The Chinese defeated the US Army in 1950: how the US lost the Korean War in the long term through arrogance and ignorance
Carlton Meyer, “The Chinese defeated the US Army in 1950” (Tales of the American Empire, 18 February 2022) Compared to his other short history documentary videos…
Panama Ransacked in 1989: a brief snapshot of a seedy relationship between the CIA and Panamanian leader Manuel Noriega
Carlton Meyer, “Panama Ransacked in 1989” (Tales of the American Empire, 4 February 2022) A very informative video, this instalment in Carlton Meyer’s Tales of the…
The Disastrous Liberation of the Philippines: how the US failed to end war and suffering in 1944 – 1945
Carlton Meyer, “The Disastrous Liberation of the Philippines” (Tales of the American Empire, 10 December 2021) In this short documentary, military historian Carlton Meyer makes his…
The 1964 Coup in Brazil: how Brazil and South America were set back for 21 years by US regime change action
Carlton Meyer, “The 1964 Coup in Brazil” (Tales of the American Empire, 12 November 2021) This instalment in Meyer’s ongoing series investigating the long history of…
The Destruction of Laos: casting light on a shameful aspect of the Vietnam War
Carlton Meyer, “The Destruction of Laos” (Tales of the American Empire, 15 October 2021) Many people know that the Vietnam War dragged Cambodia into its horrors…