"A vital chapter in American history, in the actual words of the up-against-the-wall heroes and heroines who experienced the witch hunts of McCarthy & Co."--Studs Terkel, author of Coming of Age and Working

"A chilling and powerful indictment of the witch-hunt mentality."--publishers Weekly

"A vital reminder that there were American victims of the ideological wars of the mid-twentieth century. Their sufferings . . . should not be forgotten."--The Economist

"Tailgunner Joe rises from the grave in this nightmarish, spellbinding excursion into our nation's recent past. . . . The tenor of our time makes this good book especially timely."--Kirkus Reviews

"Terrifying yet compulsively readable . . . These testimonies chill us to the bone, making it clear what totalitarianism looked like within our own borders." --San Francisco Chronicle

A vital record of . . . the most American heroes of all." --San Jose Mercury News

"Chilling . . . It is Fariello's achievement to have plumbed [his subjects'] memories so skillfully that this collection terrifies, outrages, and saddens even at the remove of two generations."--Los Angeles Times

"[Fariello] clears away the murk to bring an era into unrelenting focus. . . . A heartbreaking tale of people persecuted because of their political beliefs."--Associated Press

"Red Scare's finest achievement may be it's success in combining historical and moral responsibility, documenting and bearing witness at the same time."--Reviews in American History