Insidious Foes: The Axis Fifth Column and the American Home Front Hardcover - 1995
by Francis Macdonnel
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In this book, Francis MacDonnell examines the origins and consequences of America's Fifth Column panic and its manifestations in political and cultural life. He argues that conviction and expedience encouraged President Roosevelt, the FBI, Congressmen, Churchill's government, and Hollywood to legitimate and exacerbate Americans' fears. Gravely weakening the isolationists, fostering Congress's role in rooting out Un-American activities, and instigating the creation of the modern intelligence establishment, the Fifth Column scare did far more than sell movie tickets, comic books, and pulp fiction. Insidious Foes traces the panic from its foundation, as reasonable Americans saw the vulnerability of their open society to encroaching totalitarianism. Probing the intersections between domestic politics, popular culture, and foreign policy, MacDonnell provides a glimpse of a crucial moment in the history of American anxiety.
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- Title Insidious Foes: The Axis Fifth Column and the American Home Front
- Author Francis Macdonnel
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition First Edition
- Pages 264
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Oxford University Press, USA, New York, NY
- Date 1995-11-02
- ISBN 9780195092684 / 0195092686
- Weight 1.17 lbs (0.53 kg)
- Dimensions 9.34 x 6.32 x 1.07 in (23.72 x 16.05 x 2.72 cm)
- Reading level 1390
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Themes
- Chronological Period: 1930's
- Chronological Period: 1940's
- Chronological Period: 20th Century
- Library of Congress subjects World War, 1939-1945 - Secret service -, Subversive activities - United States -
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 94044379
- Dewey Decimal Code 973.917
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Citations
- Library Journal, 08/01/1995, Page 94
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