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John Birch : a life / Terry Lautz.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Lautz, Terry E., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- World War, 1939-1945--Secret service--United States.
- World War, 1939-1945.
- Spies--United States--Biography.
- Spies.
- Missionaries--China--Biography.
- Missionaries.
- Missionaries--United States--Biography.
- Baptists--United States--Biography.
- Baptists.
- World War, 1939-1945--China.
- Birch, John, 1918-1945.
- Birch, John.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (345 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2016]
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- In this critical study of a figure who has reached near-legendary status, Lautz cuts through the mythology to explain John Birch-both the man and the political phenomenon.
- Contents:
- Saving souls
- Missionary to China
- Evangelizing the world
- Old-time religion
- Heresy hunters
- Waging war
- After Pearl Harbor
- Becoming a soldier
- Searching for love
- The China theater
- Encountering communists
- The death of John Birch
- Confrontation and cooperation
- The aftermath
- Making a martyr
- Grief and anger
- The first casualty
- The John Birch society
- Right-wing extremism
- The real John Birch
- Epilogue.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-026291-5
- 0-19-026290-7
- OCLC:
- 936290385
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