Battleground New York City: Countering Spies, Saboteurs, and Terrorists since 1861
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| Rating | : | 4.87 (588 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1597976776 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 312 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-04-04 |
| Language | : | English |
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"Thomas Reppetto is uniquely qualified to assess America’s police intelligence apparatus, history, and evolution because of his role as a historian and practitioner, and above all else, because of his talent as a writer. law enforcement has faced over the past 150 years. His Battleground New York City proves a masterful, immensely readable, and breathtakingly authoritative analysis of the challenges that U.S. It stands alone."—Tony Bouza, former commander, New York Police Department, and chief of police, Minneapolis Police Department; author of Police Intelligence: The Operations of an Investigative Unit
The histories and operations of the U.S. New York City has long been a breeding ground for spies, saboteurs, terrorists, and other threats to the nation and its greatest city. Secret Service, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the New York Police Department, and other organizations provide insight into recent events and what the United States needs to do to protect all of its citizens. Battleground New York City is the exciting story of the men and women who have dedicated their lives to protecting a city under threat.. New York has been the training and proving ground for law enforcement agencies in developing the organizations, strategies, and tactics now used to protect citizens nationwide. Battleground New York City examines the history of domestic security operations and the people and agencies involved in safeguarding “the city that never sleeps.” Starting with the bloody draft riots during the Civil War, Thomas Reppetto guides the reader through New York City’s history, emphasizing the battles against twentieth-century German and Russian spies and more recent ones against Islamic radicals. This book illustrates how, over the course of two world wars, numerous political and social upheavals, and shocking terrorist attacks, the United States developed a complex web of organizati
T. Allison said I haven't read one of these in some time, and Amazon was quick to deliver.. This book is much better than I expected. There isn't a dull or boring chapter to be found. The book is quite well researched and has some of the most interesting footnotes I've ever seen. I had no idea the city had been through so much and I thought I had a working historical knowledge of the city. I would recommend this book to anyone that has an interest in NYC and how it got the way it is. It is quite well written!. "Spies, Saboteurs, and Terrorists in the Big Apple" according to A. A. Nofi. A summary of the review on StrategyPage:'Reppetto, a police veteran, university instructor, and author of American Police: A History, 18Spies, Saboteurs, and Terrorists in the Big Apple A. A. Nofi A summary of the review on StrategyPage:'Reppetto, a police veteran, university instructor, and author of American Police: A History, 1845-1945, among other works, gives us a tale populated with spies, conspirators, gangsters, assassins, bureaucrats, subversives, politicians, nationalists, terrorists, and more, as he recounts the complex nature of threats by both foreign and domestic agents, and the evolution the city's, and the nation's, security . 5-19Spies, Saboteurs, and Terrorists in the Big Apple A. A. Nofi A summary of the review on StrategyPage:'Reppetto, a police veteran, university instructor, and author of American Police: A History, 1845-1945, among other works, gives us a tale populated with spies, conspirators, gangsters, assassins, bureaucrats, subversives, politicians, nationalists, terrorists, and more, as he recounts the complex nature of threats by both foreign and domestic agents, and the evolution the city's, and the nation's, security . 5, among other works, gives us a tale populated with spies, conspirators, gangsters, assassins, bureaucrats, subversives, politicians, nationalists, terrorists, and more, as he recounts the complex nature of threats by both foreign and domestic agents, and the evolution the city's, and the nation's, security . Tommy said Heavy Reading on a Heavy Subject. A well researched book, that gives great insight into its subject. The subject is very appropriate as I'm in NYC. The book examines previous threats and how and why we are approaching London in the number of surveilance cameras that exist in this city. The case is made for why counter-terrorism is so important.