The Air-Raid Warden Was a Spy: And Other Tales From Home-Front America in World War II
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Authors: William B. Breuer
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- The Air-Raid Warden Was a Spy
- Copyright
- Contents
- Introduction
- Part One—Shock Waves Hit America
- “On the Ground, by God!”
- Dispute in the President’s Office
- Calls for Retreat to Rockies
- Submarines Off West Coast
- Roosevelt Rallies the Nation
- Eavesdropper in the German Embassy
- A Television Pioneer
- Instant Psychologists
- Strange Doings across the Land
- A Stop-and-Go Railroad Trip
- “San Francisco Is Being Bombed!”
- Watching for Enemy Paratroopers
- A Covert Raid into Mexico
- Fear for Roosevelt’s Life
- FBI Joins in Sinking Submarine
- Rounding Up Subversive Suspects
- A Feud over Wiretapping
- Mission: Halt Ambassador’s Hara-Kiri
- A Field Marshal Is Shocked
- Nazi U-Boat in New York Harbor
- A Journalist Prowls the Normandie
- The Salesman’s Luck Runs Out
- “On the Ground, by God!”
- Part Two—America under Siege
- Joe Louis Contributes Huge Purse
- A Grieving Father Joins Navy
- Self-Appointed Do-Gooders
- A Hollywood Victory Committee
- Actress Dies for Her Country
- Dismantling a Nazi Spy Network
- A Debacle in Manhattan
- The Battle of Los Angeles
- “We Poison Rats and Japs”
- Goal: Coalition of Africa and Japan
- Mysterious Malady on Ships
- The FBI and the OSS Feud
- Hijinks on a Hospital Roof
- Suspicions Run Rampant
- “German Officers” Stalk Harbor
- Commercial Radio’s First War
- U-Boats “Ruining” Tourist Season
- Helping a German POW Escape
- Strange Scenario in San Francisco
- Silencing a Priest Rabble-Rouser
- Nazi Agents in Key Industry Posts
- Blasts Rock Defense Facilities
- Eastern America Set Ablaze
- The Mysterious Shangri-la
- Comic Strip Puzzles Tokyo Warlords
- Disaster Impacts Two U.S. Towns
- “A Date with Destiny”
- A Tumultuous Homecoming
- Lord Haw-Haw and His Spies
- Joe Louis Contributes Huge Purse
- Part Three—A Sleeping Giant Awakens
- Invasion Target: California
- Washington: Chaotic Capital
- A Young Reporter Is Awed
- “Doll Woman” an Enemy Agent
- Panic Erupts at Concert
- Standard Oil Aids the Nazis
- A Guidebook for Nazi Spies
- They Came to Blow Up America
- Artillery Confrontation in Oregon
- German-American Bund Demolished
- First Lady Rattles Some Cages
- “I’m Proud of You, Mom!”
- Horse Racing Flourishes
- Psychological Saboteurs at Work
- Hollywood Superstars Sign Up to Fight
- War Hero Meets Joe Kennedy
- Wants to Spotlight U.S. Spies
- Government Censors Movies
- Navajo Code-Talkers
- Popular Orchestra Disbanded
- Gone with the Wind in Chicago
- Nasty Bartenders and Redneck Cops
- Plane Bombs Pacific Northwest
- Invasion Target: California
- Part Four—A Nation in Total War
- Covert Project on Constitution Avenue
- Patton Calls on the President
- Weapons Mysteriously Vanish
- A Huge Bounty on Hitler’s Head
- A Tempest in a Teapot
- Press Conference for “Women Only”
- Secret Plan to Draft Females
- Women in Combat Experiment
- Jailbreak for a Boyfriend
- Megabucks for Jack Benny’s Violin
- “Mom, Keep Your Chin Up!”
- Firm Gets Big Payoff
- A Glamorous Nazi Agent
- Marine Commander’s Dilemma
- A Patriotic Heroine’s Long Ordeal
- A Platinum Smuggler’s Demise
- “Get Going! Time Is Short!”
- Women Flock to War Plants
- Recruiting the Blind and the Deaf
- Offer to a Striptease Artist
- The FBI Arrests “Good Old Ernie”
- America’s Least-Known Boomtown
- “Hello, America! Berlin Calling!”
- A Picture Stuns the Nation
- A Tragedy in St. Louis
- “Legal Kidnapping” by Soviet Thugs
- Spy Nabbed a Second Time
- Scoundrels in the War Effort
- “Bomb Japan Out of Existence”
- War Hero Bounced from Air Corps
- An Overseer of GI Morals
- Top-Secret Projects Opened to Women
- Roosevelt: Chloroform Drew Pearson
- An Ace German Operative
- Covert Project on Constitution Avenue
- Part Five—On the Road to Victory
- Hoodwinking Hitler from New York
- A Spy in Allied Headquarters?
- Two Broadcast Rivals Called Up
- Tributes to a Fallen Female Pilot
- Cheers for a Lady
- D Day Anxieties and Prayers
- A Virginia Town Is Jolted
- Calamity at Port Chicago
- Secret Project in a Movie Studio
- WASPs Test New B-29
- The Fable of Fala
- Roosevelt’s Foe Keeps a Secret
- A Father-and-Daughter Spy Team
- Stumbling into a World Series
- A Riot Erupts in New York City
- Dark Intruders Sneak Ashore
- Robot Bombs Threaten East Coast
- The Führer Staggers America
- Back Home for Christmas
- Episode on a Florida Bus
- A GI Changes His Mind
- Hoodwinking Hitler from New York
- Part Six—The Lights Go On Again
- A Blaze of Glory
- A “Byrne-out” Hits the Nation
- “It Was His Duty”
- A Battered Warrior Limps Home
- Visit by a Navy Chaplain
- “Will I Be Able to See?”
- “Franklin Died Like a Soldier”
- Mama Truman Visits the White House
- GIs’ Best Friend Dies in Battle
- Restrained Joy Breaks Out
- Two Old Friends Meet
- Poll: Hang Hirohito
- “Your Son Is Close to Death”
- A Rain of Explosive Balloons
- Paratroopers in Operation Firefly
- A Purple Heart Parade
- Plane Crashes into Skyscraper
- An Invasion of German Scientists
- Curious Happenings in Utah
- A Haunting Prediction
- Proposed Use of Disabling Gas
- “I Was Thinking about Our Boys”
- “Let’s Take a Second Day Off!”
- A Nation Goes Wild
- A GI Refugee Returns
- “Experts” Visualize Crime Wave
- A Blaze of Glory
- Notes and Sources
- Index
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