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Book SynopsisMany 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.
Trade Review...excellently researched and gripping. […] 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 QGM, Former British Army Ammunition Technical Officer 25/06/2021 *
Table of ContentsChapter 1: The War Room Chapter 2: First Target: The Welland Canal Chapter 3: Bombing the Vanceboro Bridge Chapter 4: The Cigar Bomb Plot Chapter 5: A Gentleman Spy Chapter 6: The Detroit Cell Chapter 7: The Riverside Garage Chapter 8: Swindlers, Scoundrels, and Saboteurs Chapter 9: Bopp’s Gang Chapter 10: TNT Chapter 11: The American Front Chapter 12: The Hoboken Bunch Chapter 13: Black Tom Island Chapter 14: The Munitions of War Conspiracy Chapter 15: Dynamite Charlie Chapter 16: Kingsland Chapter 17: Declaration of War
