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An American Fight Against Fascism

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<b>#1 <i>NEW YORK TIMES </i>BESTSELLER • Rachel Maddow traces the fight to preserve American democracy back to World War II, when a handful of committed public servants and brave private citizens thwarted far-right plotters trying to steer our nation toward an alliance with the Nazis.</b><br> <br><b>“A ripping read—well rendered, fast-paced and delivered with the same punch and assurance that she brings to a broadcast. . . . The parallels to the present day are strong, even startling.”—<i>The New York Times </i>(Editors’ Choice)</b><br><br>Inspired by her research for the hit podcast <i>Ultra,</i> Rachel Maddow charts the rise of a wild American strain of authoritarianism that has been alive on the far-right edge of our politics for the better part of a century. Before and even after our troops had begun fighting abroad in World War II, a clandestine network flooded the country with disinformation aimed at sapping the strength of the U.S. war effort and persuading Americans that our natural alliance was with the Axis, not against it. It was a sophisticated and shockingly well-funded campaign to undermine democratic institutions, promote antisemitism, and destroy citizens’ confidence in their elected leaders, with the ultimate goal of overthrowing the U.S. government and installing authoritarian rule.<br> <br>That effort worked—tongue and groove—alongside an ultra-right paramilitary movement that stockpiled bombs and weapons and trained for mass murder and violent insurrection.<br> <br>At the same time, a handful of extraordinary activists and journalists were tracking the scheme, exposing it even as it was unfolding. In 1941 the U.S. Department of Justice finally made a frontal attack, identifying the key plotters, finding their backers, and prosecuting dozens in federal court.<br> <br>None of it went as planned.<br> <br>While the scheme has been remembered in history—if at all—as the work of fringe players, in reality it involved a large number of some of the count

Artikeldetails

EAN

9780593444535

Sprache

Englisch

Einband / Art

Taschenbuch

Maße

203 x 134 x 25 mm

Erscheinungsjahr

2025

Verlag / Hersteller

Random House LLC US