Books on Communism

Responsible for more death and suffering than any other idea in history, Communism continues to be an alluring temptation across the world with cries that “real Communism hasn’t really been tried.”

We’ve assembled a list of books below that confront that issue, that explain factually what happened every time Communism was tried, and the philosophy behind why this ideology isn’t just inherently wrong, but genuinely evil.

Books on Communism

The Communism Manifesto

So much has been said about what Communism’s real goals are and how true Communism could work if only it were really tried.

The concept is actually far simpler than you ever might have guessed.

Read the world-altering work of Karl Marx and Frederick Engels yourself and be your own judge. Many may whitewash the results of their writing, but there’s no whitewashing their intentions.

The terror inflicted upon millions as a result of this book is undeniably exactly what Mark and Engels intended.

The Politically Incorrect Guide to Communism

From the philosophy behind it to it’s practical applications around the world, this book gives the unvarnished truth about the idea of Communism and the horror that results from it.

There may be no better introductory book to gird yourself against the errors of this attractively evil ideology.

The Black Book of Communism

Communism has been tried. Again. And again. And again.

The Black Book of Communism is a terrifyingly stark account of the human wasteland that is the practical application of this ideology across almost 100 years.

“Revolutions, like trees, must be judged by their fruit,” Ignazio Silone once wrote, and this book judges Communism by is results, recounting, in detail the death, torture, famine, massacres and ruined lives of millions.

From 1.7 million dead in Cambodia, to 25 million in Russia and as many as 65 million in China. And it goes on.

A detailed recounting of the wrongs, this books authors also explain how in every single country where the ideology of Communism was tried, it resulted in oppression, terror and death.

The Devil and Karl Marx: Communism’s Long March of Death, Deception, and Infiltration

How could an ideology that’s application has ruined so many lives and killed millions not be inherently evil? That is the principle on which The Devil and Karl Marx was written.

Paul Kengor makes the case through a detailed analysis of Karl Marx’s writings and life that the devil himself is at work here.

Kengor breaks down the evil of the Communism Manifesto, but also digs deep into Marx the man to reveal his intent.

“My soul, once true to God, is chosen for Hell,” wrote Marx.

Communism: A History

A focused look at the history of Communism within the Soviet Union, historian Richard Pipes documents in detail the forced reorganization of society that resulted in he death and suffering of tens of millions.

A chilling recounting of the emergency of the Communism philosophy on the world stage by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, the revolution that tore Russia apart, brought misery to millions and war to millions more.