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Hitler in Los Angeles: How Jews Foiled Nazi Plots Against Hollywood and America
Contributor(s): Ross, Steven J. (Author)

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ISBN: 1620405636     ISBN-13: 9781620405635
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
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Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: March 2019
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BISAC Categories:
- History | Jewish - General
- History | Military - World War Ii
- Political Science | Intelligence & Espionage
Physical Information: 1.2" H x 5.5" W x 8.2" L (0.95 lbs) 432 pages
Themes:
- Chronological Period - 1940's
- Ethnic Orientation - Jewish
- Chronological Period - 1930's
- Locality - Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA
- Cultural Region - Southern California
- Geographic Orientation - California
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A 2018 FINALIST FOR THE PULITZER PRIZE

" Hitler in Los Angeles] is part thriller and all chiller, about how close the California Reich came to succeeding" (Los Angeles Times).

No American city was more important to the Nazis than Los Angeles, home to Hollywood, the greatest propaganda machine in the world. The Nazis plotted to kill the city's Jews and to sabotage the nation's military installations: Plans existed for murdering twenty-four prominent Hollywood figures, such as Al Jolson, Charlie Chaplin, and Louis B. Mayer; for driving through Boyle Heights and machine-gunning as many Jews as possible; and for blowing up defense installations and seizing munitions from National Guard armories along the Pacific Coast.

U.S. law enforcement agencies were not paying close attention--preferring to monitor Reds rather than Nazis--and only attorney Leon Lewis and his daring ring of spies stood in the way. From 1933 until the end of World War II, Lewis, the man Nazis would come to call "the most dangerous Jew in Los Angeles," ran a spy operation comprised of military veterans and their wives who infiltrated every Nazi and fascist group in Los Angeles. Often rising to leadership positions, they uncovered and foiled the Nazi's disturbing plans for death and destruction.

Featuring a large cast of Nazis, undercover agents, and colorful supporting players, the Los Angeles Times- bestselling Hitler in Los Angeles, by acclaimed historian Steven J. Ross, tells the story of Lewis's daring spy network in a time when hate groups had moved from the margins to the mainstream.

 
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