Executing the Rosenbergs: Death and Diplomacy in a Cold War World

by Lori Clune

Book Overview

In 1950, Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were arrested for allegedly passing information about the atomic bomb to the Soviet Union, an affair FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover labeled the "crime of the century." Their case became an international sensation, inspiring petitions, letters of support, newspaper editorials, and protests in countries around the world. Nevertheless, the Rosenbergs were executed after years of appeals, making them the only civilians...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0190055596
• ISBN13: 9780190055592
• Release Date: April 2019
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 282 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.1"