In Time of War: Hitler's Terrorist Attack on America - SIGNED 1st Edition/1st Printing

O'Donnell, Pierce

ISBN 10: 1565849582 / ISBN 13: 9781565849587

Published by The New Press, 2005

About this Item

Beautiful Near-Fine condition 1st Edition/1st Printing inscribed and signed "Harry, With Great Affection, Pierce O'Donnell" on the title page. The book's only defects are as follows: three corners each just very slightly bumped and a few very faint smudges on the top of the book (outer page edges). All else is in spotless, Fine condition. The dust jacket is completely clean and unmarked, is not price-clipped, and has no chips or tears. It does have a few little wrinkles along the top edge. Will be bubble-wrapped and shipped in a sturdy box to ensure safe delivery. Bookseller Inventory # ABH589

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Bibliographic Details

Title: In Time of War: Hitler's Terrorist Attack on...

Publisher: The New Press

Publication Date: 2005

Binding: Hardcover

Book Condition: Near Fine

Dust Jacket Condition: Fine

Signed: Inscribed by Author(s)

Edition: 1st Edition

About this title

Synopsis:

It’s a true story that reads like gripping fiction: in June 1942, eight German terrorists landed by submarine on the shores of Long Island and Florida with a mission to blow up major buildings and railroad hubs throughout the United States. In Time of War tells the dramatic story of how they were ultimately betrayed by one of their own, tried by a special military tribunal appointed by FDR, and zealously defended by an army colonel. Six of the eight were executed. The U.S. Supreme Court subsequently upheld the president’s power to order the military trial that passed the death sentences.

More than sixty years later, President George W. Bush, in the wake of the deadly 9/11 terrorist attacks, cited Roosevelt’s act as precedent for imprisoning over six hundred suspected “enemy combatants” in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and indefinitely detaining U.S. citizens suspected of terrorist activities. In a riveting account of this remarkable episode in America’s history (much of it based on documents never before available), O’Donnell, one of the country’s leading trial lawyers, illustrates the parallels between then and now, offering a cautionary tale of the danger of unchecked executive power in a time of crisis.

About the Author:

Pierce O’Donnell has been named one of the “100 Most Influential Lawyers in America” by the National Law Journal. He is the author of In Time of War: Hitler’s Terrorist Attack on America (The New Press) and a co-author, with Dennis McDougal, of the bestselling Fatal Subtraction. He lives in Montecito, California.