I’m halfway through it presently, and I’d recommend the book to anyone who has an interest in this.
Re Stan’s book. I’ve known Stan Evans for about 37 years and know him to be an very dedicated researcher as well as writer.
I met him several times while he was working on this book, and he kept saying that he was almost finished, but still had to look at 100,000 pages of documents he found at the FBI. That took several years and he kept finding new materials which he wanted to incorporate into the book.
Re the list of 57 communists. It is real and he showed it to me from Archives files. Until I read the book, I cannot comment on its meaning as there are some nuances to it (one of which Jeffrey’s alluded to in his column) which need a historical context.
However, some of the names were those of well known communists and fellow-travelers, and their public records proved it.
For those interested in internal security issues, check out the various articles in the newspapers about the Russians honoring KGB spy George Blake and GRU spy, George Koval (NYT 11/15/07).
I just found a document at the Archives which may, and I emphasize, MAY, help expose another Soviet spy ring from WW2. It has taken almost 40 years to accumulate little bits and pieces about one individual, but once he outted himself as a covert CPUSA member, it all made sense.
The full story of Soviet espionage in the US, using Communist Party USA members as agents for both the NKVD (KGB) and the GRU (Military Intelligence) has NOT BEEN TOLD.
Thank God the Venona papers were released. There could be more such tie-in documents still out there.
And wait till you see the records on members of Congress, including some leading Democrats of today, unless they destroy them. John Conyers’ record would take up a whole book.
It’s gonna be fun exposing these traitors.