Dark Invasion, Howard Blum
Dark Invasion, Howard Blum
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Dark Invasion
1915: Germany's Secret War and the Hunt for the First Terrorist Cell in America

Author: Howard Blum

Narrator: Pete Larkin

Unabridged: 10 hr 36 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperAudio

Published: 02/11/2014

Synopsis

Combining the pulsating drive of Showtime's Homeland with the fascinating historical detail of such of narrative nonfiction bestsellers as Double Cross and In the Garden of Beasts, Dark Invasion is Howard Blum’s gritty, high-energy true-life tale of German espionage and terror on American soil during World War I, and the NYPD Inspector who helped uncover the plot—the basis for the film to be produced by and starring Bradley Cooper.When a “neutral” United States becomes a trading partner for the Allies early in World War I, the Germans implement a secret plan to strike back. A team of saboteurs—including an expert on germ warfare, a Harvard professor, and a brilliant, debonair spymaster—devise a series of “mysterious accidents” using explosives and biological weapons, to bring down vital targets such as ships, factories, livestock, and even captains of industry like J. P. Morgan.New York Police Inspector Tom Tunney, head of the department’s Bomb Squad, is assigned the difficult mission of stopping them. Assembling a team of loyal operatives, the cunning Irish cop hunts for the conspirators among a population of more than eight million Germans. But the deeper he finds himself in this labyrinth of deception, the more Tunney realizes that the enemy’s plan is far more complex and more dangerous than he suspected.Full of drama and intensity, illustrated with eight pages of black and-white photos, Dark Invasion is riveting war thriller that chillingly echoes our own time.

About Howard Blum

With the publication more than fifty years ago of the acclaimed Wanted! The Search for Nazis in America, Howard Blum, a former investigative reporter for the New York Times, established himself as a bestselling author of carefully reported and page-turning nonfiction works. Among his many bestsellers are American Lightning, Dark Invasion, The Last Goodnight, and The Spy Who Knew Too Much. Several of his books are being developed as films, including When the Night Comes Falling, which is being produced as a dramatic series by Village Roadshow Productions. The father of three adult children, he divides his time between a small town in Connecticut and East Hampton, New York.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Ray on March 24, 2014

When I read a non-fiction book, the more interesting facts I learn, the more I like it. This is especially true if the book covers a topic I arrogantly think I'm already familiar with. "Dark Invasion" did an excellent job of covering both of those areas for me. Similarly, when I read fiction, such a......more

Goodreads review by Sarah on May 17, 2020

How had I never heard of any of this? It seemed not only like an important part of history, but fascinating tale! I mean, I figured there was some German espionage and/or sabotage, but this was much more than I was aware! I vaguely remember something about an attempt on JP Morgan, but I did not reca......more

Goodreads review by Roger on September 03, 2014

Have read many times about Germany's attempts to prevent the US from supplying the Britian and France in WW1. This book details the depths of the German efforts lead by the German ambassador to the US! Author Blum tells of the efforts of Captain Tom Tunney's of the New York City Police Department an......more

Goodreads review by Ryan on March 06, 2021

Fascinating story of WW1 espionage. I knew a little about this topic, but had no idea the extent of the German infiltration of America. Really intricate plots designed to disrupt supplies to the allies all while deflecting suspicion and thus America's entrance into the war. Equally interesting are t......more

Goodreads review by Lindsey on September 15, 2017

This book is fascinating. I had never heard of or had any idea that German terror cells had infiltrated the United States during WWI. The parallels between then and now are stunning. I think the author put it best when he writes "in one large and affecting way, little has changed over the past one h......more

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