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Book SynopsisThrough every era of American history, New York City has been a battleground for international espionage, where secrets are created, stolen, and passed through clandestine meetings and covert communications. Some spies do their work and escape, while others are compromised, imprisoned, and—a few—executed. Spy Sites of New York City takes you inside this shadowy world and reveals the places where it all happened. In 233 main entries as well as listings for scores more spy sites, H. Keith Melton and Robert Wallace weave incredible true stories of derring-do and double-crosses that put even the best spy fiction to shame. The cases and sites follow espionage history from the Revolutionary War and Civil War, to the rise of communism and fascism in the twentieth century, to Russian sleeper agents in the twenty-first century. The spy sites are not only in Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, and the Bronx but also on Long Island and in New Jersey. Maps and 380 photographs allow readers to follow in the footsteps of spies and spy-hunters to explore the city, tradecraft, and operations that influenced wars hot and cold. Informing and entertaining, Spy Sites of New York City is a must-have guidebook to the espionage history of the Big Apple.
Trade ReviewSpy Sites of New York City is a rather unusual, intelligently written and well-produced guide.... Even those broadly familiar with this subject will learn a great deal and will often be surprised. * Intelligence & National Security *
[W]ithout Melton and Wallace’s excellent history of espionage in New York City, one would miss the context of the previous two hundred plus years of fascinating spy history that the city has to offer. I was amazed to learn of the depth, diversity and deadly nature of the espionage history that [the authors] have unearthed from the Revolutionary War period to today. * Cipher Brief *
[T]he coolest New York City guide book of recent memory. * Bowery Boys New York City History *
Table of ContentsForeword by Joseph Weisberg and Joel Fields Preface 1. Spies of the American Revolution (1775–1783) 2. Civil War Spies (1861–1865) 3. Spies and Saboteurs of World War I (1914–1918) 4. Anarchists, Revolutionaries, and Soviet Spies (1919–1946) 5. Fascism, Communism, and World War II (1933–1945) 6. Spies, Not Guns, in the Early Cold War (1947–1959) 7. The Cold War Heats Up (1960–1989) 8. New Threats and Old Adversaries (1990–2019) Appendix: Spy Sites Maps Selected Bibliography Illustration Credits Index About the Authors
