Traditional history books omit the driving forces which govern historical events. Hence, they promote disinformation. Existing histories are written by the victors, not the vanquished. More often than not, they are written to serve the propaganda or policy needs of a ruler, a country, an empire, an ethnic group or the dominant Church. This is rampant in Europe and has spread to the USA.
With the formation of the European Union a reality, this disinformation must be debunked at its root - otherwise, we in the USA will forever fight the battles of the Europeans, spill the blood of the flower of our manhood, spend untold sums of our money to rebuild them - never to be repaid - and then get kicked in the rear end. No wonder they call us: Bubus Americanus already.
If this is not done now, then: within the next few decades the USA will find herself isolated in world trade, dislodged from the political scene and vilified again. Then, will occur The Next Holocaust, the likes of which we have not seen before.