To what extent does America’s involvement in WWII, and in the Cold War, support or undermine Singh’s assertion about the creation of an empire?

Question

To what extent does America’s involvement in WWII, and in the Cold War, support or undermine Singh’s assertion about the creation of an empire?

Singh's assertion: “The project of governance without a body politic.” - Nikhil Singh

Answer 1

whatever you may think of historical revisionist Harry Elmer Barnes, it may be worth reading him, on WW1 an WW2. Gar Alperovitz on Harry Truman as well, Pretty hairy times, a couple Harry's too.

Just to get a non-traditional view on the era.