Secret File on John Birch - Softcover

James Hefley; Marti Hefley

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0929292804 ISBN 13: 9780929292809

Publisher: Hannibal Books, 2008

Synopsis

Birch was a young man any American would have been proud to call son. While he's affected thousands, his death could have changed the course of history... except for the massive cover-up by U.S. government officials.

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From the Publisher:

The names of authors James and Marti Hefley have long been associated with courageous truth-telling, and their efforts to set the record straight about the legendary John M. Birch and what he stood for rank as one of their most dedicated and tenacious efforts in literary integrity. They do not attempt to deify Birch but present a balanced, integrated view of this noble young American who died unnecessarily after World War II was already ended. As they tell the little-known story of one who originally set out on Christian mission to the Chinese, their hours of interviewing, poring over records, and dredging up facts becomes apparent again and again. The Hefleys have done all Americans a profound favor in producing this book, revealing the price that one heroic individual paid for the rights and freedoms of many.

From the Author:

John Birch is known today mainly by the Society which bears his name. Few other tokens of his life exist. A World War II casualty monument stands at the top of Coleman Hill Park overlooking downtown Macon, Georgia. John's name is on the bronze plaque thereon, along with the names of other Macon men who lost their lives while serving with the Armed Forces. He is further honored by a plaque on the sanctuary of the First Southern Methodist Church of Macon. It was built on land given by his family, taken from a tract purchased with the money John sent home monthly. A building at the First Baptist Church of Fort Worth, where J. Frank Norris was pastor, is named The John Birch Hall. A small street in a housing development in a suburb of Boston is also named for him.

The rolling hills in south Georgia that John Birch loved so much are still in the family. His father had held on to the property tenaciously until his death. The 600 acres are now owned by John's brothers. A few stone walls covered with kudzu are all that remain of the home that burned while John was in China. But the land--the land that John dreamed of while writing his essay War Weary Farmer--remains. And China? His grave monument and the marker erected at the Hwang Kao railroad where he was killed have undoubtedly been destroyed, but surely there are many Chinese who still remember Bey Shang We.

About this edition

• Publisher: Hannibal Books
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0929292804
• ISBN 13: 9780929292809
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 208