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Title: Alger Hiss and the Rosenbergs
Subtitle: The Controversial Trials of the Alleged Soviet Spies at the Height of the Red Scare
Author: Charles River Editors
Narrator: Scott Clem
Format: Unabridged
Length: 2 hrs and 15 mins
Language: English
Release date: 01-12-17
Publisher: Charles River Editors
Genres: History, 20th Century
Publisher's Summary:
Shortly after World War II, Congress' House Committee on Un-American Activities began investigating Americans across the country for suspected ties to communism. Among the people called before the House Committee on Un-American Activities, none are as controversial as Alger Hiss. Hiss had graduated from Harvard Law, after which he worked as a clerk for Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, worked in the Roosevelt administration for the Agricultural Adjustment Association, and was Head of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. That background didn't exactly sound like one held by a Soviet spy, let alone a communist, but Elizabeth Bentley, a former communist, notified the committee about a suspected spy ring and named several names, including Hiss. More notably, Hiss was also accused of being a communist and Soviet spy by an admitted communist, Whittaker Chambers. The Hiss case came at a time when the committee was populated by right-wing zealots, including a young congressman from California named Richard Nixon.
Members Reviews:
Embarrassing conclusions
The author(s) behind the collective name Charles River Editors had a hard time with this one. It is obvious that he despises all those who investigated Hiss and the Rosenbergs, prominently mentioning Joe McCarthy though he had nothing to do with either investigation. When the end of this little summary is reached, though, he has little choice but to admit that, er, yes, there is excellent evidence that they were, indeed, Soviet spies, particularly information from Soviet archives which became available in the 1990s. The reader might prefer a history that is less embarrassed to admit the truth.
Spies
An interesting account of spying in American. I'm a little confused I thought that after the fall of Russia papers were found that proved that the Rosenbergs were spies for the Soviet Union. I didn't discount the rating because i'm not sure of my memory and I don't know if this book was written prior to the release of the Soviet papers.
A. horrific time in history.
A true moment in history. Really a horrific time in history. May it never be repeated again. This was a very well written book which covered every angle. As much of the atrocities that happened, it was. covered very tastefully.A riveting read.
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Title: Alger Hiss and the Rosenbergs
Subtitle: The Controversial Trials of the Alleged Soviet Spies at the Height of the Red Scare
Author: Charles River Editors
Narrator: Scott Clem
Format: Unabridged
Length: 2 hrs and 15 mins
Language: English
Release date: 01-12-17
Publisher: Charles River Editors
Genres: History, 20th Century
Publisher's Summary:
Shortly after World War II, Congress' House Committee on Un-American Activities began investigating Americans across the country for suspected ties to communism. Among the people called before the House Committee on Un-American Activities, none are as controversial as Alger Hiss. Hiss had graduated from Harvard Law, after which he worked as a clerk for Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, worked in the Roosevelt administration for the Agricultural Adjustment Association, and was Head of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. That background didn't exactly sound like one held by a Soviet spy, let alone a communist, but Elizabeth Bentley, a former communist, notified the committee about a suspected spy ring and named several names, including Hiss. More notably, Hiss was also accused of being a communist and Soviet spy by an admitted communist, Whittaker Chambers. The Hiss case came at a time when the committee was populated by right-wing zealots, including a young congressman from California named Richard Nixon.
Members Reviews:
Embarrassing conclusions
The author(s) behind the collective name Charles River Editors had a hard time with this one. It is obvious that he despises all those who investigated Hiss and the Rosenbergs, prominently mentioning Joe McCarthy though he had nothing to do with either investigation. When the end of this little summary is reached, though, he has little choice but to admit that, er, yes, there is excellent evidence that they were, indeed, Soviet spies, particularly information from Soviet archives which became available in the 1990s. The reader might prefer a history that is less embarrassed to admit the truth.
Spies
An interesting account of spying in American. I'm a little confused I thought that after the fall of Russia papers were found that proved that the Rosenbergs were spies for the Soviet Union. I didn't discount the rating because i'm not sure of my memory and I don't know if this book was written prior to the release of the Soviet papers.
A. horrific time in history.
A true moment in history. Really a horrific time in history. May it never be repeated again. This was a very well written book which covered every angle. As much of the atrocities that happened, it was. covered very tastefully.A riveting read.