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One man could have enabled the most audacious terrorist threat
against America prior to 9/11 and helped the Nazis win World War
II-the Nazi spy pastor, Carl Krepper. His riveting story brings to
light a forgotten chapter in the history of the Second World War.
As America continues to wrestle with issues surrounding the threat
of sabotage and terrorism, this eye-opening work details a very
real threat faced by our country in the Second World War, and the
key aspects of the underground war that was fought in this country
by Nazi agents. The Nazi Spy Pastor: Carl Krepper and the War in
America presents the fascinating true story of a secret plot to be
executed on American soil-a German sabotage operation with intended
targets in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, and
Illinois. This book chronicles, for the first time, the remarkable
life of Carl Krepper-naturalized American citizen, Lutheran pastor,
and the Nazi deep-cover operative who could have made possible the
greatest terrorist threat on American soil prior to the attacks on
September 11th. Historian J. Francis Watson draws on newly
declassified archival and documentary materials to tell the full
story of how a devoted clergyman lost his way and betrayed his
calling, instead advocating an ideology that supported genocide and
the deaths of innocent victims in America, and how he came to play
a key role in the Pastorius sabotage plot. The book covers
fascinating cloak-and-dagger details of submarine infiltrations,
safe houses, and secret codes, detailing Krepper's life, his work
as a Nazi agent, and the FBI sting operation that finally brought
about his arrest in December of 1944. This little-known, real-life
espionage story will serve students of World War II history and
appeal to readers interested in immigration and the integration of
immigrant populations as well as the histories of New York and New
Jersey. Offers a compelling view into "the mind of a spy,"
identifying the elements and events that motivated Carl Krepper and
led him to his treasonous work Utilizes newly declassified material
from the FBI as well as other archival materials from the United
States and Germany to provide a more accurate and complete
portrayal of Krepper's actions and intentions than previously
possible Draws connections between what happened to America during
World War II and current national security challenges and threats
of terrorism facing the United States in the modern context
Documents how Krepper's arrest and trial were used as a basis for
the arrest and trial of some of the prisoners at Guantanamo
following the events of September 11, 2001
This title details the cover-up of one of the worst labour
tragedies in American history. The authors conducted an
archaeological dig of the site and include their observations. It
includes many illustrations. It will appeal to readers interested
in Irish and Irish-American history, labour history, and the
history of technology and medicine. In 1832, fifty-seven Irish
Catholic workers were brought to the United States to lay one of
the most difficult miles of American railway, Duffy's Cut of the
Pennsylvania Railroad. In the eyes of the company, these men were
expendable. Deaths were common during the building of the railway
but this stretch was worse than most. When cholera swept the camp,
basic medical attention and community support was denied to them.
In the end, all fifty-seven men died and were buried in a mass
unmarked grave. Their families in Ireland were never told what
happened to them. The company did its best to cover up the
incident, which was one of the worst labour tragedies in U.S.
history. This book tells the story of these men, the sacrifices
they made, and the mistreatment that claimed their lives. learn how
Irish labour built the railroads, and about the impact of the Great
Cholera Epidemic on American life. The authors argue that the
annihilation of the work crew came about because of the extreme
conditions of their employment, the prejudice of the surrounding
community, and vigilante violence that kept them isolated. The
authors' archaeological digs at the site and meticulous historical
research shed light on this tragic chapter in American labour
history.
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