J. Edgar Hoover: The Father of the Cold War

by Andrew R. Kiel

Overview

J. Edgar Hoover: The Father of the Cold War examines Hoover's career in detail, and looks at his role in the development of the Cold War against Communism. With considerable detail and an excellent selection of photographs, Kiel traces Hoover's anti-communism to his earliest experiences, during World War I. Well-documented and thought provoking, this study looks anew at the connection between Hoover, Lyndon Johnson, and the "hot" war against communism in Vietnam.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780761817628
Publisher:	University Press of America
Publication date:	09/26/2000
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	610
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 1.31(d)

About the Author

R. Andrew Kiel teaches United States History at a senior high school in Ohio.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 Historiographical Comparison of Research on J. Edgar Hoover Chapter 3 Communism and Hoover: How They Emerged Together Chapter 4 The Palmer Raids Chapter 5 Consolidating and Expanding his Power at the Bureau: 1921-1945 Chapter 6 At the Peak of his Influence on the Anti-Communist Movement: 1945-1960 Chapter 7 A Challenge to Hoover's Cold War and the Possibility of a Forced Retirement Chapter 8 Obstruction of Justice: Hoover and the Warren Report Chapter 9 A Special Relationship Chapter 10 Hoover and Lyndon Johnson Chapter 11 A Clean Break: Escalation of the Vietnam War Chapter 12 The End of the Line Chapter 13 Conclusion Chapter 14 End Notes Chapter 15 Bibliography

What People are Saying About This

Carl Oglesby

Kiel's book is frightening...it is also exciting because it puts so clearly before us, and in such fresh and cogent detail, the reasons why we need to be concerned about the condition of our national police force. Hoover has gone, true, but the system he installed still bears the imprint of his heavy hand.

Editorial Reviews

This book is an invaluable research tool, must reading for anyone wishing to understand the origins and maintenance of the Cold War.

William T. Turner

Kiel's book is frightening...it is also exciting because it puts so clearly before us, and in such fresh and cogent detail, the reasons why we need to be concerned about the condition of our national police force. Hoover has gone, true, but the systemhe installed still bears the imprint of his heavy hand.

Carl Oglesby

I didn't know that such information was available.. .. The whole Warren Commission and its report is a total joke and this book proves it.

Don Adams

I didn't know that such information was available. . . . The whole Warren Commission and its report is a total joke and this book proves it.--Don Adams, FBI Agent (Retired)

This book is an invaluable research tool, must reading for anyone wishing to understand the origins and maintenance of the Cold War.--William T. Turner, Former FBI Agent

Kiel's book is frightening...it is also exciting because it puts so clearly before us, and in such fresh and cogent detail, the reasons why we need to be concerned about the condition of our national police force. Hoover has gone, true, but the system he installed still bears the imprint of his heavy hand.--Carl Oglesby

From the Publisher

This book is an invaluable research tool, must reading for anyone wishing to understand the origins and maintenance of the Cold War.

William W. Turner

Kiel, who is not identified, argues that from 1917 until his death in 1972, head of the US Federal Bureau of Investigation Hoover's obsession with communism worked to shape the public and private policies of presidents, military and intelligence officials, and congressional decision makers. He takes the constant pressure to deepen the Vietnam war, and the suppression of evidence that John Kennedy was assassinated by a conspiracy rooted in the Mafia that involved elements in the US military as two examples of his shenanigans. His references range from government documents through popular media to conspiracy accounts. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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