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Author:

Gallagher, Charles R., 1965- author.

Title:

Nazis of Copley Square : the forgotten story of the Christian Front / Charles R. Gallagher.

Publisher:

Harvard University Press,

Copyright Date:

2021

Description:

viii, 313 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm

Subject:

Coughlin, Charles E.--(Charles Edward),--1891-1979.
Christian Front.
Fascism and the Catholic Church--History--20th century.
Nazis--History--20th century.
Anti-communist movements--History--20th century.
Christianity and antisemitism--History--20th century.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

The idea of a Christian Front -- Defending the Body of Christ -- Terror in the name of Christ -- What's the matter with me? -- A rather bold agitator -- A Nazi in Boston -- Hitler's spymaster on Beacon Hill -- Rifles and rhetoric -- Kissing Hitler -- Questions of the most delicate kind -- Marvelously militant -- Underground.

Summary:

"During WWII, a group of American Catholics openly embraced Nazism. Their armed wing, the Christian Front, stockpiled weapons for the revolution. Charles Gallagher unearths the history of these forgotten terrorists, the mainstream leaders who protected them, the powers who brought them down, and a society that has suppressed their memory"-- Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

0674983718
9780674983717

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1235870475

LCCN:

2020055096

Locations:

GBPF771 -- Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library (Ankeny)

KSPG296 -- Burlington Public Library (Burlington)

CDPF771 -- Clive Public Library (Clive)

CBPF522 -- Coralville Public Library (Coralville)

BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

CAPH522 -- Iowa City Public Library (Iowa City)

GLAX641 -- Marshalltown Community College Library (Marshalltown)

KLPC566 -- West Point Public Library (West Point)