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11 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Absolutly Incredible!! A Must Read Book,
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This review is from: The Three Faces of Revolution (Hardcover)
I was introduced to this book by my mother. She had seen the tv series and the author had spoken at her school. I read the book, I could not put it down, I was so amazed. The way that same period in time is presented in school really falls short of the reality. The textbooks talk about the "red scare" and "McCarthyism" as if they were the product of paranoid fools. Reading this book opened my eyes and I feel that it should be required reading in schools. I saw how many of the problems forshadowed in his book have come true.
6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Don't miss the message of I Led Three Lives,
By A Customer
This review is from: The Three Faces of Revolution (Hardcover)
Some of the previous reviews of this book say that it helped them understand the McCarthy era, how McCarthy might have been right after all. The book, and Mr. Philbrick's views expressed in his later work, do not support the hysteria McCarthy represented. In fact, Mr. Philbrick spent years speaking about the importance of "responsible anti-communism" and the damage done by McCarthy. I Led Three Lives shows how good causes and organizations that support these causes can be twisted to support the causes of other groups, an important lesson now as well as then.The basic oversight that got Herb involved with the Communist party jump out at you in the early chapters, "[The peace organizations] appeared fundamentally, to be driving toward the same objective, and there seemed little reason to question their precise motives". The message is that the precise motives are really important. Mixing your message in with an unrelated, or remotely related popular message is a very effective propaganda technique. Herb wants you to be wary of such deceptions. He makes this a bit clearer, but in a much less engrossing style, in a revised version of the book focusing on the actions of some of the characters introduced in this book during the 1960s. Read the book for a great story and some lessons in looking beyond the surface before joining a movement.
8 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
An insider's insight into the Communist threat of the 50's,
By A Customer
This review is from: The Three Faces of Revolution (Hardcover)
I first saw the stories on TV late Saturday nights in the early/mid 50's as a kid. When I got older, I read the book and was amazed at what threat our country actually faced from the Communist infiltration of our press and intelligentia. It puts the McCarthy hearings into perspective and shows the inner workings of the FBI in combatting what was our greatest threat. A thoroughly enjoyable book; the pictures are unique.
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