Burn, Bomb, Destroy: The German Sabotage Campaign in North America, 1914-1917
Michael Digby
(Author)
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Description
"...a fascinating tale of international intrigue, geopolitics, divided loyalties, and criminal investigations during wartime." -- New York Journal of BooksMany believe that World War I was only fought "over there," as the popular 1917 song goes, in the trenches and muddy battlefields of Northern France and Belgium--they are wrong.
There was a secret war fought in America; on remote railway bridges and waterways linking the United States and Canada; aboard burning and exploding ships in the Atlantic Ocean; in the smoldering ruins of America's bombed and burned-out factories, munitions plants, and railway centers; and waged in carefully disguised clandestine workshops where improvised explosive devices and deadly toxins were designed and manufactured. It was irregular warfare on a scale that caught the United States woefully unprepared.
This is the true story of German secret agents engaged in a campaign of subversion and terror on the American homeland before and during World War I.
Product Details
Price
$34.95
$32.50
Publisher
Casemate
Publish Date
September 03, 2021
Pages
264
Dimensions
8.5 X 9.3 X 2.3 inches | 4.3 pounds
Language
English
Type
Hardcover
EAN/UPC
9781636240046
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About the Author
Michael Digby is a former US Army soldier and retired Detective/Bomb Disposal Officer for the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. He has written two non-fiction books about bombings in Los Angeles and conducts training courses throughout the world on matters related to IEDs and bombs.
Reviews
"...a fascinating tale of international intrigue, geopolitics, divided loyalties, and criminal investigations during wartime."-- "New York Journal of Books"
"Michael Digby is technically astute and a compelling author who consistently manages to compress the verbose, technical, and complex into a concise, easily readable, and enjoyable narrative. Frequently the story entails several threads, but Digby stitches them together so the reader maintains clarity without becoming lost and disorientated. A mix of stunning revelation, to those previously uninitiated, and expertly told detail that explains and enhances through a well-crafted and logical flow; this book's appeal will range from period enthusiasts to those who are simply looking for an exciting and historically accurate account."--Liam FitzGerald-Finch, Former British Army Ammunition Technical Officer
"Mr. Digby's book, with its wealth of telling detail and sweeping narrative to cover a range of loosely connected sabotage operations all over the country, makes a valuable addition to the literature on national security law and history."-- "American Intelligence Journal"
"Digby has made a very valuable addition to the scholarship on the subject..."-- "The NYMAS Review"
"...an excellent overview of the tangled web of German espionage in the US."-- "Roads to the Great War"
"Using historical records and other sources ranging from pre-World War I through the 21st century, Digby's book is a compelling narrative about people involved in German-inspired events to keep America out of World War I."-- "Over the Front"
"Digby introduces the reader to a host of colorful, and frequently sinister, characters."-- "Journal of Military History"
"Michael Digby is technically astute and a compelling author who consistently manages to compress the verbose, technical, and complex into a concise, easily readable, and enjoyable narrative. Frequently the story entails several threads, but Digby stitches them together so the reader maintains clarity without becoming lost and disorientated. A mix of stunning revelation, to those previously uninitiated, and expertly told detail that explains and enhances through a well-crafted and logical flow; this book's appeal will range from period enthusiasts to those who are simply looking for an exciting and historically accurate account."--Liam FitzGerald-Finch, Former British Army Ammunition Technical Officer
"Mr. Digby's book, with its wealth of telling detail and sweeping narrative to cover a range of loosely connected sabotage operations all over the country, makes a valuable addition to the literature on national security law and history."-- "American Intelligence Journal"
"Digby has made a very valuable addition to the scholarship on the subject..."-- "The NYMAS Review"
"...an excellent overview of the tangled web of German espionage in the US."-- "Roads to the Great War"
"Using historical records and other sources ranging from pre-World War I through the 21st century, Digby's book is a compelling narrative about people involved in German-inspired events to keep America out of World War I."-- "Over the Front"
"Digby introduces the reader to a host of colorful, and frequently sinister, characters."-- "Journal of Military History"
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