Proxy wars, it seems, are more openly practiced than ever. At the height of the McCarthy era and the inception of the Cold War, the great journalist I.F. Stone released 'The Hidden History of the Korean War', a courageous work of investigative journalism. Unable to find a publisher, Stone's chance meeting with Paul M. Sweezy and Leo Huberman resulted in the birth of Monthly Review Press. As the war spiralled to its conclusion, Stone closely analysed openly available US intelligence narratives on the war's official start, and the actions of key players. The result of his investigations was a controversial book that raised questions about the origin of the war, made a case that the US government had manipulated the UN, and gave evidence that the US military and South Korean oligarchy dragged out the war by sabotaging peace talks.
