Hitler in Los Angeles how Jews foiled Nazi plots against Hollywood and America
Reveals the little known story of a private Los Angeles spy operation organized by attorney Leon Lewis--which included Neil Ness, Joseph Roos, and Charles Slocombe--to stop the rise of Nazis from killing the city's Jews and sabotaging the nation's military installations. Also discusses Naz...
| Main Author: | Ross, Steven Joseph (Author) |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY, USA :
Bloomsbury USA, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc,
2017.
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Table of Contents:
- Map of Nazi and fascist Los Angeles
- Prologue
- I. Creating a spy network, 1933-1934. "The most dangerous Jew in Los Angeles" ; The spying begins ; Plots revealed, spies uncovered ; Going for help ; A bitter lesson : the German-American Alliance trial
- II. The Nazi and fascist attack on Hollywood, 1933-1935. The moguls and the Nazis ; Inside the fascist front ; HUAC comes to town ; The most charming Nazi in Los Angeles
- III. New threats, new spies, 1935-1939. Spy and divide ; The plots to kill the Jews ; Nazi versus Nazi ; Silver shirts, Nazis, and movie stars ; Slaughter the Hollywood Jews ; The most hated Nazi in Hollywood ; The three most dangerous enemies list ; The race is on
- IV. Espionage, sabotage, and the coming of war, 1938-1941. Closing in ; Sabotage, secret agents, and Fifth Columnists ; Darkening skies, new dangers ; Pearl Harbor roundup
- Epilogue : Vigilant till war's end and beyond
- Guide to spies, Nazis, and fascists.