Blum, Howard

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

ISBN: 9780062307552
New York, NY: HarperCollins, 2014. First Edition. Hardcover. "What happens when German spies collaborate to unleash a campaign of terror upon America at the start of World War I? In the summer of 1914, New York Police Department captain Tom Tunney is preoccupied by Manhattan's raging gang rivalries and has little idea that, halfway around the world, a much more ominous threat to the city is brewing. As Germany teeters on the brink of war, its ambassador to the United States is given instructions to find and finance a team of undercover saboteurs who can bring America to its knees before it has a chance to enter the conflict on the side of the Allies. At the page-turning pace of a spy thriller, Dark Invasion tells the remarkable true story of Tunney and his pivotal role in discovering, and delivering to justice, a ruthless ring of German terrorists determined to annihilate the United States." (from front flap) A thrilling, chilling work of history-in-real-time by Howard Blum (b. 1948), the acclaimed & popular American author & journalist. With many captioned historical photographs throughout. Hardcover in unclipped first-issue dust jacket (with $27.99 price & "0214" printed on front flap), first edition as stated on copyright page, first printing as indicated by number sequence thereon. From the collection of George V. Buehler (1933-2020), who was a prominent real estate developer & collector in Massachusetts & Arizona. We found & have retained, between rear endpaper & paste-down, two printed documents relating to Buehler's purchase of this item during February 2014 (at time of first publication), & his research concerning its increased value the following year- two sheets with printing on one side, both folded horizontally into three sections, in very fine condition. A rivetingly written, nail-biting, cliff-hanging chronicle of a theretofore half-forgotten episode (& an all-but-forgotten American hero) with relevance & resonance onto our own time; an essential Blum collectible in its rarest original form & with distinguished provenance. Book in very fine condition, all-but-mint inside & out. Dust jacket very fine with only a touch of rubbing to front, back covers & spine (browning, spotting is an intentional, simulated effect); some tiny bumps, creases at edges & corners of same. Very Fine / Very Fine. [Item #5511]

Price: $30.00