Oliver Stone's Untold History of the United States: Season 1 (2012)

A review of pivotal but underreported events that shaped America's history over the 20th century begins with an exploration of key strategies that impacted the tide of World War II, and a study of major decision makers, including Franklin D. Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, Joseph Stalin and Henry A. Wallace.

A look at the impact of Harry S. Truman replacing Henry A. Wallace as Franklin D. Roosevelt's vice president during FDR's fourth term.

An exploration of the strategies behind the U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

As the Cold War intensifies, Winston Churchill makes his Iron Curtain speech, civil war erupts in Greece and the Red Scare ushers in McCarthyism.

Despite Stalin's death, relations with the Soviet Union do not improve and the Cold War turns colder. Also: the H-bomb and the threat of nuclear annihilation are explored; the U.S. policy toward Third World nations is examined; and Eisenhower's impact as president is assessed.

Examining the Bay of Pigs invasion; the early stages of the Vietnam War; John F. Kennedy's efforts to make peace with the Soviet Union; and the assassination of John F. Kennedy.

The war in Vietnam reaches a turning point; President Nixon's involvement in Watergate comes to light.

Carter and Brzezinski clear the way for Ronald Reagan's right-wing revolution.

Included: George W. Bush and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan; the U.S. economy; the end of the Cold War; and national security in America.