May 1, 2015 0
Fascination-Revulsion
A review of Mark A. Bradley‘s book A Very Principled Boy: The Life of Duncan Lee, Red Spy and Cold Warrior (Boston: Basic Books, 2014) appears in the latest issue of American Communist History (Volume 14, Issue 1), peer-reviewed journal of the academic association Historians of American Communism (HOAC)
The review, entitled “Fascination–Revulsion” cites many strengths in the book but also recommends a different approach to comparing protagonist Duncan Chaplin Lee — not to Whittaker Chambers but to Alger Hiss.
The article is available as follows:
– American Communist History (subscription)
– Academia.edu (no subscripton – PDF)
– ResearchGate (no subscription – PDF)
Other reviews and discussions of this fascinating book include:
– Foreign Affairs
– Wall Street Journal
– Washington Post
– Washington Times
– Washington & Lee University
– Kirkus
– Weekly Standard
– FBI Studies
– History Book Club
(During a public appearance before the Virginia Historical Society, the author explained how Senator Daniel Inouye brought up Bradley’s personal connection with his subject.)