Spider web: the birth of American anticommunism

The McCarthy-era witch hunts marked the culmination of an anticommunist crusade launched after the First World War.

With Bolshevism triumphant in Russia and public discontent shaking the United States, conservatives at every level of government and business created a network dedicated to sweeping away the 'spider web' of radicalism they saw threatening the nation.

In this groundbreaking study, Nick Fischer shines a light on right-wing activities during the interwar period.