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Publisher's description: Shortly after America's entry into World War II, Adolf Hitler ordered an extensive sabotage campaign against the United States to disrupt the production of tanks and airplanes and blow up bridges and railroads. Eight German saboteurs were dispatched across the Atlantic by U-boat, one team landing in Amagansett, Long Island, the other near Jacksonville, Florida. They brought with them enough money and explosives for a two-year operation and traveled inland to explore potential targets. The full story of this audacious endeavor is a remarkable account of a terrorist…

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2 editions
  • Paperback · English · 2005
    Vintage · 352 pages · 9781400030422
  • Other · English · 2004
    Knopf · 316 pages · 9780375414701
SabotageSecret serviceSpiesUnited StatesWorld War, 1939-1945United States - 20th CenturyMilitary OperationsHistory