Richard H. Cummings

Radio Free Europe's "Crusade for Freedom"

Rallying Americans Behind Cold War Broadcasting, 1950-1960

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

From 1950 to 1960, millions of Americans participated in Radio Free Europe's "Crusade for Freedom." They signed "Freedom Scrolls" and "Freedom Grams," attended Crusader meetings, marched in parades, launched leaflet-carrying balloons, and donated Truth Dollars in support of the American effort to broadcast news and other programming to the peoples of communist-governed European countries. The Crusade for Freedom proved to be a powerful tool of the state-private network's anti-communist agenda. This book takes an in-depth look at the Crusade for Freedom, revealing how its unmatched pageantry of patriotism led to the creation of a dynamic movement involving not only the government but also private industry, mass media, academia, religious leaders, and average Americans.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland
• Seitenzahl: 266
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. Oktober 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 437g
• ISBN-13: 9780786444106
• ISBN-10: 078644410X
• Artikelnr.: 29346381

Autorenporträt

Richard H. Cummings was the director of security for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty for 15 years beginning in 1980. He currently lives in Dusseldorf, Germany.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents
Acknowledgments     
Preface     
Introduction     
1. How It All Began     
2. A Roll Call of All Americans Who Love Freedom     
3. Help Truth Fight Communism: Join the Crusade for Freedom     
4. From Freedom-Grams to Flying Saucers     
5. Help Stop World War III Before It Starts: With Truth Dollars!     
6. How YOU Can Help Fight Communism!     
7. Newspaper Boys and Balloons Against Communists     
8. The One Thing the Iron Curtain Can't Keep Out-TRUTH     
9. Freedom Is Not Free!     
10. Truth Broadcasts, Bowling and Harlem Globetrotters     
11. Concluding the Crusade for Freedom     
Appendix A. National Committee for a Free Europe Press Release     
Appendix B. Dwight D. Eisenhower Labor Day 1950 Speech     
Appendix C. Crusade for Freedom Articles of Incorporation (October 20,
1950)     
Appendix D. Costs and Contributions     
Appendix E. Chronology of RFE, NCFE, and Crusade
Freedom (1949-1959)     
Chapter Notes     
Selected Bibliography     
Index