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On the one hand, this is an engaging and disturbing story of crippling grip that giant corporations have on us. On the other hand, I'd really like to see some verification of this stuff. My rating is based on the assumption that it's all legit. If it is, "disturbing" is a horrible understatement, and the degree of corporate and government corruption is far worse than the average person might think. However, that also kind of smacks of conspiracy theory. So I'd say it's worth a read, but I'm holding out a star because I'm still skeptical.
Although it starts off like a rewrite of Confessions, The Secret History offers a portrait of American Corporate Empire that is broken into chapters detailing the activities of EHMs, Jackals, and the American military (both public and private) in the Americas, Asia, and Africa. Perkins starts off with his own personal history, which is what makes the book all to familiar to readers of Confessions, but soon broadens his narrative into stories related to him by others. By keeping the narrative personal, Perkins is able to detail the history of exploitation without loosing sight of how individual lives are affected. If you liked Confessions and want more, this is certainly worth a read.
I guess I would have liked it more had I not already known a lot of the stuff he was talking about from reading his first book and other books peripherally related. His aim is primarily awareness. He's a good writer, but if you're already aware it's a little too much of an overview of different world regions and how they've been affected by US policy (overt and covert). I'd recommend it to anyone who didn't study this sort of thing in school and is curious about globalism and global economics and some of the problems they've caused.