Episode · Behind the Bastards · 2019-08-20
Books mentioned on Part Four: How To Build An Army
Robert is joined by Katy Stoll and Cody Johnston for a reading of Chapter Four of Robert's. 'The War on Everyone.
Robert Evans discussed Bring the War Home by Kathleen Belew, Safe Building. A Treatise Giving ... the Practical and Theoretical Rules and Formulae Used in the Construction of Buildings by Louis De Coppet Berg, Blood and politics by Leonard Zeskind, and The Turner Diaries by WILLIAM LUTHER. PIERCE.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Bring the War Home
Bring the War Home by Kathleen Belew is an examination of the white power movement and how the radical fringe grew in the aftermath of the Vietnam War.
Discussed“So uh Bring the War home by Kathleen Belaloo provides good context for the nature of racial strife among US soldiers in Vietnam during the time Beam enlisted.”
Where to get it
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Safe Building. A Treatise Giving ... the Practical and Theoretical Rules and Formulae Used in the Construction of Buildings
Discussed“He did start making other plans. Oh, he continued to write. Oh, no. Yeah. Spoilers. It ends with a federal building exploding. Actually, so Beam continued to write speeches, newsletters, and articles in various far-right journals of record, culminating in his 1983 book, Essays of a Clansmen.”
Where to get it
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Blood and politics
Blood and Politics by Leonard Zeskind is a comprehensive historical study documenting the rise and evolution of white nationalism and the radical right in the United States.
Discussed“In blood and politics, Leonard Zeskin notes, quote, for William Pierce, survivalist events became an opportunity for nationalists interested in self-preservation rather than the advancement of the white race.”
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The Turner Diaries
The Turner Diaries is a 1978 dystopian novel written by William Luther Pierce under the pseudonym Andrew Macdonald that depicts a violent white supremacist revolution and the overthrow of the United States government.
Discussed“Now, this put beam in direct opposition to William Pierce, his national alliance, and the idealized neo-Nazi insurgency he'd imagined in the Turner diaries.”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“Like with Matt Bracken, the guy who wrote the third series of books inspired by The Turner Diaries, also a guest on Alex Jones's show, right?”