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The riveting new exploration of American history - and how it has led to the era of Donald Trump - from the award-winning political broadcaster.'A well argued and elegant answer to the question, How did America get to this place?' Justin Webb, presenter of Americast'Pithy, entertaining and informative' GuardianTrump's second term, even more than his first, is often called 'unprecedented'. But history shows that Trump and his policies are as American as apple pie...Much of what Donald Trump does seems maverick and even mad. His actions and policy pronouncements are a stark rupture from the American style of leadership that we have lived with all our lives. Plenty of people - on both sides of the Atlantic - have argued that he will destroy his country's democracy.But whether we like them or not, his trade tariffs, his determination to deport tens of thousands of people, and his apparent contempt for the rule of law are deeply rooted in American history.Made in America shows how the ideal of liberty has been tested in past generations, from the first intolerant Pilgrims to the brutal invasion of Mexico, and reveals the dark side of the American Dream in order to offer urgent lessons to our turbulent present.Here's what readers are saying about Made in America'Essential read about Trump . . . informative and frightening' ? ? ? ? ?'Brilliant. A great romp through the not so sparkling history of the US' ? ? ? ? ?'A very well written and informative book' ? ? ? ? ?

"An engaging, balanced and thoroughly researched history. It is often a moving and amusing tale containing plenty of mavericks and colourful episodes." (Lawrence James, The Times)<BR><BR>Auntie's War is a love letter to radio. <BR><BR>The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British institution unlike any other, and its story during the Second World War is also our story. This was Britain's first total war, engaging the whole nation, and the wireless played a crucial role in it. For the first time, news of the conflict reached every living room - sometimes almost as it happened; and at key moments:<BR>- Chamberlain's announcement of war<BR>- The Blitz<BR>- The D-Day landings <BR>- De Gaulle's broadcasts from exile<BR>- Churchill's fighting speeches<BR><BR>Radio offered an incomparable tool for propaganda; it was how coded messages, both political and personal, were sent across Europe, and it was a means of sending less than truthful information to the enemy. <BR><BR>Edward Stourton is a sharp-eyed, wry and affectionate companion on the BBC's wartime journey, investigating archives, diaries, letters and memoirs to examine what the BBC was and what it stood for. Auntie's War is an incomparable insight into why we have the broadcast culture we do today.<BR><BR>A BBC RADIO 4: BOOK OF THE WEEK