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In 1950, Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were imprisoned for allegedly moving information about the atomic bomb to the Soviet Union, an affair FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover labeled the "criminal offenses of the hundred years". Their case became an international sensation, motivating petitions, characters of support, publication editorials, and protests in countries across the world. Nevertheless, the Rosenbergs were executed after many years of appeals, making them the one civilians ever put to death for conspiracy-related activities. Yet even after their executions, protests extended. The Rosenberg case quickly altered into legend, while the media limelight shifted to their two orphaned sons. In Executing the Rosenbergs, Lori Clune shows that the Rosenberg case played out a pivotal role in the world's belief of america. Based on newly discovered documents from the State Department, Clune narrates the widespread dissent against the Rosenberg decision in 80 cities and 48 countries. Even as the Truman and Eisenhower administrations attempted to turn the truth into pro-democracy propaganda, US allies and potential allies questioned whether the United States possessed the moral specialist to gain the Cold War. Meanwhile, the death of Stalin in 1953 also brought up the stakes of the executions; with out a clear hero and villain, the have difficulty between democracy and communism shifted into morally ambiguous surfaces. Transcending questions of guilt or innocence, Clune weaves the truth - and its own aftermath - into the textile of the Chilly War, uncovering its far-reaching global results. An original approach to one of the very most fascinating episodes in Cold War history, Executing the Rosenbergs broadens a quintessentially American storyline into a worldwide one.
