This beautifully written book not only chronicles the trial of the decade—the Hiss-Chambers trial—but provides a fascinating memoir of one man's difficult life. The big surprise to readers is that Chambers was not merely a witness in a trial, but a witness to much more—including the Christian faith. Chambers's memoir set the standard for others written by onetime American communists who later left the movement.
Did you know that the No. 2 man in the Communist Party USA was in truth a spy working for the FBI? Among this book's many revelations is documentation listing the annual subsidy the Kremlin paid to the American Communist Party throughout its existence. Barron's work confirms much of what we've read in memoirs by ex-KGB officials.
This captivating look at the end of the Cold War is Weigel's long-awaited sequel to Witness to Hope, his definitive biography of Pope John Paul II, one of the most influential forces in the fall of the Soviet Union. It is a gem of primary source material that only someone with Weigel's unparalleled access could provide.
Another figure crucial to the Soviet collapse was Ronald Reagan. Schweizer covers not merely the 1980s, but Reagan's rise in Hollywood in the 1940s, where he was initially a liberal Democrat who had been duped by Communists into joining (unwittingly) some communist front-groups. Needless to say, Reagan underwent quite a conversion.
Senator Joe McCarthy was one of the most controversial Americans during the Cold War. Not until this recent book has been there a defense of McCarthy so utterly absorbing. This book is truly Evans's life's work. No one can have an opinion of McCarthy (pro or con) without first going through this eye-opening book.
Paul Kengor is professor of political science at Grove City College and author of The Crusader: Ronald Reagan and the Fall of Communism(Harper Perennial, 2007)
Twenty years ago, Republicans, Democrats, evangelicals, gay activists, and African leaders joined forces to combat AIDS. Will their legacy survive today’s partisanship?
In an increasingly divisive world, the pastor theologian’s legacy was walking the higher road—the one less traveled.españolPortuguêsFrançais简体中文한국어Indonesian繁體中文русский
Twenty years ago, Republicans, Democrats, evangelicals, gay activists, and African leaders joined forces to combat AIDS. Will their legacy survive today’s partisanship?
Like many Christians switching churches, he now identifies as nondenominational
One formed me. The other entertained me.
