The United States of War: A Global History of America’s Endless Conflicts, From Columbus to the Islamic State

David Vine is the author of Island of Shame: The Secret History of the U.S. Military Base on Diego Garcia and an associate professor of anthropology at American University in Washington, D.C. His writing has appeared in the New York Times, the Washington Post, and The Guardian, among other publications. He lives in Washington, D.C.

Laural Merlington has recorded well over one hundred audiobooks and has received several AudioFile Earphones Awards, including one for Never Say Die by Susan Jacoby.