Masters of Deceit: The Story of Communism in America and How to Fight It.
HOOVER, J. Edgar.
Masters of Deceit: The Story of Communism in America and How to Fight It.
“The best way to appreciate the nature and objectives of an enemy is to observe him in action": J. Edgar Hoover's Masters of Deceit; signed by him
New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1958.
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First edition, early printing of the Director of the FBI’s forceful work on Communism in 1950s America. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by J. Edgar Hoover on the front free endpaper. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Ben Feder. Author photograph by Yousuf Karsh.
In Masters of Deceit, J. Edgar Hoover examines the presence and threat of communism in America, from its beginnings to the late 1950s, relaying his knowledge of the day-to-day operations of the Communist Party: describing life within it, communist strategy and tactics, methods of mass agitation and underground infiltration, espionage, and sabotage. His forceful, driving message is clarified with incidents, anecdotes, definitions of communist terms, key dates, and a list of international communist publications.
