Description: Awesome reading in DARK INVASION: 1915-GERMANY'S SECRET WAR AND THE HUNT FOR THE FIRST TERRORIST CELL IN AMERICA. This 474 page hardback by Howard Blum was published in 2014. From the DJ we read, "WHAT HAPPENS WHEN GERMAN SPIES COLLABORATE TO UNLEASH A CAMPAIGN OF TERROR UPON AMERICA AT THE START OF WORLD WAR I? In the summer of 1914, New York Police Department captain Tom Tunney is preoccupied by Manhattan's raging gang rivalries and has little idea that, halfway around the world, a much more ominous threat to the city is brewing. As Germany teeters on the brink of war, its ambassador to the United States is given instructions to find and finance a team of undercover saboteurs who can bring America to its knees before it has a chance to enter the conflict on the side of the Allies. At the page-turning pace of a spy thriller, Dark Invasion tells the remarkable true story of Tunney and his pivotal role in discovering, and delivering to justice, a ruthless ring of German terrorists determined to annihilate the United States. Overwhelmed and undermatched, Tunney's small squad of cops was the David to Germany's Goliath, the operatives of which included military officers, a germ warfare expert, a gifted Harvard professor, a bomb technician, and a document forger. As explosions leveled munitions plants and destroyed cargo ships, particularly in and around New York City, panicked officials talked about rogue activists and anarchists-but it was Tunney who suspected that these incidents were part of something bigger and became determined to bring down the culprits. Through meticulous research, Blum deftly reconstructs an enthralling, vividly detailed saga of subterfuge and bravery. Enhanced by more than fifty images sourced from global archives, his gritty, energetic narrative follows the German spies-with Tunney hot on their heels-from the streets, harbors, and warehouses of New York City to the genteel quads of Harvard, the grand estates of industry tycoons, and the steps of the U.S. capitol. The New York Police Department's breathtaking efforts to unravel the extent of the German plot and close in on its perpetrators are revealed in this riveting account of America's first encounter with a national security threat unlike any other-the threat of terrorism-that is more relevant now than ever." Awesome reading in this First Edition in like new condition. Has remainder mark on bottom page edge. Shipping and handling 5.40 Media Mail to US destinations (HEAVY BOOK WEIGHS OVER TWO POUNDS). Canadian residents 30.35 Flat Rate Padded Envelope. All others welcome but extra postage required and shipped entirely at your risk.
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Book Title: Dark Invasion : 1915: Germany's Secret War and the Hunt for the FIRST Terrorist Cell in America
Item Length: 9in
Item Height: 1.5in
Item Width: 6in
Author: Howard Blum
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Topic: Military / WORLD War I, Terrorism, Intelligence & Espionage, Modern / 20th Century, Law Enforcement, Criminology
Publisher: HarperCollins
Publication Year: 2014
Genre: Biography & Autobiography, History, Social Science, Political Science
Item Weight: 24.7 Oz
Number of Pages: 496 Pages
