The Amerasia Spy Case

“[The] wonderful material enables readers to see many of the participants with their pants down. . . . Anyone with an open mind and a taste for deception will find [this book] valuable, even gripping.” — New York Times Book Review

“[An] intriguing account of an all but forgotten episode in Cold War history. . . . This academic study is uncommon for its liveliness and important for all students of the Cold War at home.” — Kirkus Reviews

“Path-breaking.” — CHOICE

“This is an absorbing book, built on solid sources, engagingly written, and balanced. It deserves wide attention.” — Pacific Historical Review

“As Harvey Klehr and Ronald Radosh illustrate in their fascinating study, the historical record is often nuanced, ambiguous, and ironic.” — Journal of American History

“The Amerasia Spy Case is a fascinating account of espionage and intrigue. It makes an invaluable contribution to the literature of American legal history by explaining why a case that might have given rise to one of America’s most important political trials never made it to the courtroom.” — H-Law

“Harvey Klehr and Ronald Radosh have devoted great effort to probing the subversive role of American communists. For them, the Amerasia spy case of 1945 is central to understanding the resulting domestic conflict over communism at home and abroad.” — Chicago Tribune

“Klehr and Radosh provide an estimable account of what was in fact a small spy case but which, they convincingly argue, had large consequences. As such, The Amerasia Spy Case provides an important window onto the formative first days of the politics of the Cold War.” — American Political Science Review

“Klehr and Radosh argue convincingly that the near collapse of the Amerasia case was due in part to an official cover-up.” — Times Literary Supplement

“If you are too young to have lived through McCarthyism and can take a detached view, you will find The Amerasia Spy Case an excellent history of the early Cold War. If you are a liberal who still froths at the mouth when you think of McCarthy, this book will be painful, but you ought to read it.” — Philadelphia Inquirer