William Blum's book on the topic is only updated through 2003 but would be a good starting point. http://www.amazon.com/Killing-Hope-Military-Interventions-II-

William Blum's book on the topic is only updated through 2003 but would be a good starting point. http://www.amazon.com/Killing-Hope-Military-Interventions-II-Updated/dp/1567512526 http://www.amazon.com/Killing-Hope-Military-Interventions-II... Re: Ukraine. Overthrowing a democratically-elected government is a revolution or a coup depending on who you ask. That the US favored a "transition" and was a major power broker isn't really disputed. It's interesting that there's no mention of Victoria Nuland, US ambassador to Ukraine, in that wiki article.