Dupes, Paul G. Kengor
Dupes, Paul G. Kengor
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Dupes
How America's Adversaries Have Manipulated Progressives for a Century

Author: Paul G. Kengor

Narrator: Buck Groat

Unabridged: 25 hr 22 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 08/06/2020

Synopsis

In this startling, intensively researched book, bestselling historian Paul Kengor shines light on a deeply troubling aspect of American history: the prominent role of the dupe. From the Bolshevik Revolution through the Cold War and right up to the present, many progressives have unwittingly aided some of Americas most dangerous opponents.Based on never-before-published FBI files, Soviet archives, and other primary sources, Dupes reveals Shocking reports on how Senator Ted Kennedy secretly approached the Soviet leadership to undermine not one but two American presidents Stunning new evidence that Frank Marshall Davismentor to a young Barack Obamahad extensive Communist ties and demonized Democrats Jimmy Carters woeful record dealing with Americas two chief foes of the past century, Communism and Islamism Todays dupes, including the congressmen whose overseas anti-American propaganda trip was allegedly financed by foreign intelligence How Franklin Roosevelt was duped by Uncle Joe Stalinand by a top adviser who may have been a Soviet agentdespite clear warnings from fellow Democrats How John Kerrys accusations that American soldiers committed war crimes in Vietnam may have been the product of Soviet disinformation The many Hollywood stars who were duped, including Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, Katharine Hepburn, Gene Kellyand even Ronald Reagan

Reviews

Goodreads review by Michelle on December 08, 2010

What I've always suspected about Communists & Communism has been proven. While a bit tedious in some parts, it's obvious this author has meticulously researched the material & backed up all claims. Some things I already knew from my own studies of history but there were some surprises, especially ab......more

Goodreads review by John on March 09, 2013

I read this book with some degree of skepticism, but when, half way through, I found a bit about the CPUSA official who tried to recruit me as a young grad student at UCLA, I went back to the beginning and did a more careful read. You might be surprised how much people around the world hate us for o......more

Goodreads review by Jan on October 23, 2016

Paul Kengor gives us a truly terrifying view of the "dupery" of well-meaning liberals (of which I was one). The estimates of 100 million innocents slaughtered by the Soviet Union and China were completely ignored, and those who pointed to those atrocities and the liberals who enabled them were paint......more

Goodreads review by Cliff on November 27, 2014

Paul Kengor is one of my favorite political/historical authors. I have to say...this is in some ways his best book, but it's also my least favorite in some ways. The theme of this book is probably not what people think. What this book is NOT is some sort of screed attacking the left for being closet......more

Goodreads review by John on August 30, 2018

Ten years late, I explored details of what had been obvious before the publication of "Dupes". Are Ted Kennedy's contacts with Russia alive? John Tunney died seven months ago; who else knew of Kennedy's willingness to collude, during the run-up to an election? Is there a Statute of Limitations for co......more

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