anti-communist movements

Examines America's fear of Communist subversion during the late 1940's and early 1950's and the exploitation of this fear by Senator Joseph McCarthy.

A biography of controversial Senator Joe McCarthy who conducted wide-ranging investigations of suspected Communists during the 1950s. Describes how McCarthy achieved enormous political power by exploiting people's fears and how the media and the government ultimately brought him down.

Examines McCarthyism, the anticommunist crusade that swept America in the late 1940s and 1950s, discussing its origin, how it operated, and its effect on American society.

A historical look at anticommunism in the United States especially during the cold war years and its effect on foreign policy, domestic politics and the arms race.

Traces the history of McCarthyism in the United States from the 1940s to the mid-1960s through a selection of historical documents, including speeches, letters, memoirs, congressional hearings, executive orders, and others.

Presents a comprehensive biography of Paul Nitze and George Kennan, describing the influence each man had upon American politics and the events surrounding the Cold War.

Chronicles Senator Joseph McCarthy's five-year-long anti-Communist crusade, which destroyed the lives of thousands of United States citizens, and discusses its relevance to the twenty-first century's War on Terror.

Chronicles the events surrounding the 1950s blacklisting of suspected Communist sympathizers in broadcasting, explaining how the blacklist impacted the movie, music, and television industry, impacting writers, directors, actors, and some of the media's most influential figures.

The author relies on recently published government records and FBI files to reveal the myths surrounding Joseph McCarthy and his political campaign to uncover Communist sympathizers in America during the 1950s.

An examination of Joseph McCarthy's investigations into communists in the U.S. government during the 1950s and the effect it had on every aspect of American society.