Nazis of Copley Square: the forgotten story of the Christian Front
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 --...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge, Massachusetts London, England
Harvard University Press
2021
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| In: | Year: 2021 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Coughlin, Charles E. 1891-1979
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| IxTheo Classification: | KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history |
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Fascism and the Catholic Church (United States)
History 20th century
B Nazis (United States) History 20th century B Christianity and antisemitism (United States) History 20th century B Christian Front B Anti-communist movements (United States) History 20th century B Coughlin, Charles E (Charles Edward) (1891-1979) |
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| Summary: | 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. "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"-- |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 0674983718 |