The Bombs Bombers And Bombings Of Los Angeles
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The Bombs Bombers And Bombings Of Los Angeles
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Author : Michael Digby
language : en
Publisher: Booklocker.com
Release Date : 2016-12-10
The Bombs Bombers And Bombings Of Los Angeles written by Michael Digby and has been published by Booklocker.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-12-10 with True Crime categories.
Presented as a series of well-researched historical case studies, a veteran detective and bomb technician offers a revealing look at just a few of the many bombs, bombers and bombings that have plagued the Los Angeles area every decade for more than a century.
Deadly Times
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Author : Lew Irwin
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Release Date : 2013-05-07
Deadly Times written by Lew Irwin and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-05-07 with History categories.
Between 1907 and 1911, the United States was hit by the longest period of sustained terrorism in its history. Of more than 200 bombings that were carried out during this period, the most shocking was the dynamiting of the Los Angeles Times building on the morning of October 1, 1910, which killed twenty-one people. Deadly Times tells the fascinating story of the bombing, the search to apprehend the bombers, the issues that polarized the nation, and the dramatic trials that ensued. The magnificent cast of characters includes: General Harrison Gray Otis, owner of the Los Angeles Times, whose proposal to de-unionize San Francisco and Los Angeles led to its being singled out as a bombing target. William J. Burns, who tracked down the bombers and would eventually become the first director of the FBI. Earl Rogers, the brilliant criminal attorney, drinking companion of Jack London, who became the model for Perry Mason. The legendary Clarence Darrow, who defended the bombers And the bombers themselves, the brothers J.J. and J.B. McNamara, who on their arrest became symbols of capitalist treachery to the working class.
The Alphabet Bomber
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Author : Jeffrey David Simon
language : en
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
Release Date : 2019-03
The Alphabet Bomber written by Jeffrey David Simon and has been published by U of Nebraska Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-03 with History categories.
On August 6, 1974, a bomb exploded at Los Angeles International Airport, killing three people and injuring thirty-five others. It was the first time an airport had been bombed anywhere in the world. A few days later, police recovered a cassette tape containing a chilling message: "This first bomb was marked with the letter A, which stands for Airport," said a voice. "The second bomb will be associated with the letter L, the third with the letter I, etc., until our name has been written on the face of this nation in blood." In The Alphabet Bomber: A Lone Wolf Terrorist Ahead of His Time, internationally renowned terrorism expert Jeffrey D. Simon tells the gripping tale of Muharem Kurbegovic, a bright but emotionally disturbed Yugoslav immigrant who single-handedly brought Los Angeles to a standstill during the summer of 1974. He had conjured up the fictitious group "Aliens of America," but it was soon discovered that he acted alone in a one-man war against government and society. The story of the Alphabet Bomber is about an extraordinary manhunt to find an elusive killer, a dogged prosecutor determined to bring him to justice, a pioneering female judge, and a devious mastermind whose heinous crimes foreshadowed the ominous threats we face today from lone wolf terrorists.
A History Of Bombing
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Author : Sven Lindqvist
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2001
A History Of Bombing written by Sven Lindqvist and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with History categories.
On 1 November 1911, Lieutenant Cavarotti leaned out of the cockpit of his delicate aircraft, and, holding a Hassen handgrenade, began one of the most devastating military tactics of the 20th century: aerial bombing. A fascinating history of the development of air power, bombs, and the laws of war and international justice.
Burn Bomb Destroy
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Author : Michael Digby
language : en
Publisher: Casemate
Release Date : 2021-08-16
Burn Bomb Destroy written by Michael Digby and has been published by Casemate this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-08-16 with History categories.
“A fascinating tale of international intrigue, geopolitics, divided loyalties, and criminal investigations during wartime.” —New York Journal of Books Many believe that World War I was only fought “over there,” as the popular 1917 song goes, in the trenches and muddy battlefields of Northern France and Belgium—they are wrong. There was a secret war fought in America; on remote railway bridges and waterways linking the United States and Canada; aboard burning and exploding ships in the Atlantic Ocean; in the smoldering ruins of America’s bombed and burned-out factories, munitions plants, and railway centers; and waged in carefully disguised clandestine workshops where improvised explosive devices and deadly toxins were designed and manufactured. It was irregular warfare on a scale that caught the United States woefully unprepared. This is the true story of German secret agents engaged in a campaign of subversion and terror on the American homeland before and during World War I. “Using historical records and other sources ranging from pre-World War I through the twenty-first century, Digby’s book is a compelling narrative about people involved in German-inspired events to keep America out of World War I.” —Over the Front “An excellent overview of the tangled web of German espionage in the US.” —Roads to the Great War
Burn Bomb Destroy
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Author : Michael Digby
language : en
Publisher: Casemate
Release Date : 2021-08-31
Burn Bomb Destroy written by Michael Digby and has been published by Casemate this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-08-31 with categories.
The true story of German secret agents engaged in a campaign of subversion and terror in the United States before and during World War I.
Bomb Scares
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Author : Amy Sterling Casil
language : en
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Release Date : 2008-08-15
Bomb Scares written by Amy Sterling Casil and has been published by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-08-15 with History categories.
This book looks at the history of bomb scares and actual bombings and involves reader in actions they can take to go about their lives in a safer manner. The information is educational as well as preventive.
Before The Bomb
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Author : John Chappell
language : en
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Release Date : 2021-12-14
Before The Bomb written by John Chappell and has been published by University Press of Kentucky this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-12-14 with History categories.
Almost forgotten in the haze of events that followed Nagasaki and Hiroshima, the summer of 1945 witnessed an intense public debate over how best to end the war against Japan. Weary of fighting, the American people were determined to defeat the imperial power that had so viciously attacked them in December 1941, but they were uncertain of the best means to accomplish this goal. Certain of victory—the "inevitable triumph" promised by Franklin Roosevelt immediately after Pearl Harbor—Americans became increasingly concerned about the human cost of defeating Japan. Particularly after the brutal Iwo Jima and Okinawa campaigns, syndicated columnists, newspaper editorialists, radio commentators, and others questioned the necessity of invasion. A lengthy naval and aerial siege would have saved lives but might have protracted the war beyond the public's patience. Advertisers filled the media with visions of postwar affluence even as the government was exhorting its citizens to remain dedicated to the war effort. There was heated discussion as well about the morality of firebombing Japanese cities and of using poison gas and other agents of chemical warfare. Chappell provides a balanced assessment of all these debates, grounding his observations in a wealth of primary sources. He also discusses the role of racism, the demand for unconditional surrender, and the government's reaction to public opinion in the decision to drop the atomic bomb. Compelling and controversial, this is the first work to examine the confusing and contradictory climate of the American home front in the months leading up to V-J Day.
The Perils Of Moviegoing In America
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Author : Gary D. Rhodes
language : en
Publisher: A&C Black
Release Date : 2012-01-01
The Perils Of Moviegoing In America written by Gary D. Rhodes and has been published by A&C Black this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-01-01 with Performing Arts categories.
Recaptures the lost history of the physical and moral perils that faced audiences at American movie theatres during the first fifty years of the cinema.
The Bomb Doctor
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Author : Kirk Yeager
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2024-05-21
The Bomb Doctor written by Kirk Yeager and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-05-21 with True Crime categories.
A rare peek behind the curtain into boots-on-the-ground, in-the-lab scientific bomb forensics—told with humanity, heart, and even a bit of humor. This is not CSI. What you encounter as a true bomb detective—or “Bomb Doctor,” as some in the FBI call me—are fields of twisted metal containing soot-covered fragments intermingled with human remains. You have carnage and chaos. As you wade into that sea of wailing sirens and screaming survivors awash with the stench of diesel fuel and decaying bodies, your job is to ferret out forensic clues in a type of macabre scavenger hunt to ultimately reconstruct the scene and the explosive device and determine what happened and what the bomb looked like before it was torn asunder. None of this happens overnight. Nor does it happen in a timeframe that can be neatly packaged in an hour-long made-for-TV drama. The scavenger hunt can take months—or, in the case of the infamous Collar Bomber, seven painstaking years. The work is worth every second and every horrific image that etches itself into your brain because it helps prevent new horrors. Not all, obviously. We are not superheroes. But unlike shooters, who often just “snap” or seem to act out in random ways, bombers almost always have a story—one that follows an arc. In The Bomb Doctor, my goal is to explain that arc, explode myths, reconstruct reality, and build an understanding of the reason and means behind the mayhem, as well as pull back the curtain on the investigative process that brings bombers to justice.