BML00-12 Bill Mills - The League.nfo
General Information
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Title: The League: The True Story of Average Americans on the Hunt for WWI Spies
Author: Bill Mills
Read By: Eric Martin
Copyright: 2013
Audiobook Copyright: 2013
Genre: Non-Fiction - History - Military
Publisher: Audible
Abridged: No
Original Media Information
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Media: Digital
Length each: Chapterized - lossless
Source: Audible Enhanced
File Information
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Number of MP3s: 12
Total Duration: 7:11:19
Total MP3 Size: 197.71
Parity Archive: No
Ripped By: 3j
Ripped With: Sound Taxi
Encoded With: LAME
Encoded At: CBR 64 kbit/s 22050 Hz Mono
Normalize: None
Noise Reduction: None
ID3 Tags: Set, v1.1, v2.3
Book Description
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Audible Editor Reviews
Bill Mills chronicles the formation of the American Protective League,
a group of ordinary American citizens who organized to prevent espionage
during World War I. This true story is presented with great narrative
verve and an almost pulpy style that is augmented by Eric Martin's vibrant
performance. Martin affects a noir-ish demeanor that calls to mind a
hard-nosed detective in an old black-and-white film, making it an appropriate
performative choice for this enthralling look at the thousands of Americans
who enacted their own undercover work in order to keep their country
safe.
Publisher's Summary
The amazing true story of the national paranoia that turned US citizens
into volunteer detectives.
Two weeks before the U.S. entered World War I, a Chicago advertising
executive visited the Department of Justice with a proposal - organize
ferret out and investigate enemy activities within the United States.
The country, overcome by a wave of patriotic fervor, had also become
gripped with fear and uncertainty of the influx of immigrants from the
very countries with which the country was now at war.
The idea received quick approval and caught on like wildfire. Soon thousands
of volunteers in every major industry, trade, and profession were on
the alert nationwide, maintaining surveillance and investigating cases
for the Department of Justice Bureau of Investigation. They would grow
to become 250,000 strong.
Written as a real-life adventure story, The League reveals how the organization
began, the manner in which it operated, and the varied missions that
it performed on behalf of the U.S. government. It is an extraordinary
chapter in American history, when almost any citizen could receive official
credentials as a volunteer investigator. From a running gun battle on
the streets of Philadelphia, to the seizure of a disguised German commerce
raider on the high seas, to the hunt for the radical bomber that attacked
the Federal Building in Chicago, The League is a fascinating true story
that will not soon be forgotten.
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