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The Detonators The Secret Plot to Destroy America and an Epic Hunt for Justice
The Detonators The Secret Plot to Destroy America and an Epic Hunt for Justice
Author: Chad Millman
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Set against the uneasy neutrality of 1916 America, The Detonators reconstructs the cataclysmic Black Tom explosion in New York Harbor—a sabotage so powerful it rattled windows across the region—and traces the hidden German networks that aimed to cripple Allied munitions supply lines. Chad Millman chronicles how bombs, covert anthrax plots, forged papers, and clandestine operatives operated on U.S. soil while Washington hesitated, then follows three determined American lawyers—John McCloy, Amos Peaslee, and Harold Martin—as their undercover hunt for justice leads from Manhattan to the courts and capitals of Europe. The narrative situates the attack within broader themes of espionage, legal claims, and homeland vulnerability, drawing an unsettling line from World War I-era secrecy to debates about national security and immigration that resonate today.
Presented as the first full accounting of the crime and its cover-up, the book is built on exhaustive research and legal-diplomatic reconstruction, blending investigative storytelling with archival and claims‑case analysis (Mixed Claims Commission material figures centrally). Millman’s account is both a suspenseful legal history and a detailed study of port security and covert operations; it has been praised as “a gripping account of conspiracy” and “a ready-made suspense thriller” by major outlets. Authored by Chad Millman, the work will appeal to readers interested in early‑20th‑century espionage, reparations history, and the untold stories of America’s home front.
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Keywords, content and topics in this Book
Keywords, content and topics in this Book
Bibliographic
Historical period and theater
Home front
United States home front
New York Harbor, New York City
Black Tom Island (Jersey City, New Jersey area)
Main nations and actors
Allied munitions suppliers and shipping interests
Operations, events, and themes
Attack on New York Harbor munitions depot
Early 20th‑century terrorism on U.S. soil
Diplomatic claims and international arbitration over wartime sabotage
Espionage and covert operations in neutral countries
Type of book
Legal and diplomatic history (reparations, claims cases)
Focus and subject matter
Security of ports and harbors
Investigative work to identify perpetrators
Weapons, materiel, and infrastructure
Explosives and detonators used in sabotage operations
Railroad yards and shipping piers in New York Harbor
Commercial shipping (munitions transport to the Allies)
Notable figures and organizations
American investigators, lawyers, and government officials pursuing the case and reparations
Mixed Claims Commission (United States and Germany)
Port authorities and security personnel in New York Harbor
Visual and documentary content
Descriptive and thematic keywords for cataloging
Black Tom explosion
Black Tom Island
New York Harbor explosion 1916
German sabotage in America
Wartime sabotage
Covert operations on U.S. soil
Homeland security (historical)
Port and harbor security
Terrorism history – United States
Espionage history – World War I
Reparations and war damages
International law and wartime responsibility
Investigative history
Legal case history
Industrial targets in war
Neutrality and covert warfare
Book Condition: Good
Book Condition: Good
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