Howard Blum: 11 books
The Last Goodnight
A World War II Story of Espionage, Adventure, and Betrayal
Language: English
Release Date: April 12, 2016
The New York Times bestselling author of the acclaimed Dark Invasion, channels Erik Larson and Ben Macintyre in this riveting biography of Betty Pack, the dazzling American debutante who became an Allied spy during WWII and was hailed by OSS chief General “Wild Bill" Donovan as “the greatest unsung...
American Lightning
Terror, Mystery, the Birth of Hollywood, and the Crime of the Century
Language: English
Release Date: September 16, 2008
It was an explosion that reverberated across the country—and into the very heart of early-twentieth-century America. On the morning of October 1, 1910, the walls of the Los Angeles Times Building buckled as a thunderous detonation sent men, machinery, and mortar rocketing into the night air. When...
Dark Invasion
1915: Germany's Secret War and the Hunt for the First Terrorist Cell in America
Language: English
Release Date: February 11, 2014
Combining the pulsating drive of Showtime's Homeland with the fascinating historical detail of such of narrative nonfiction bestsellers as Double Cross and In the Garden of Beasts, Dark Invasion is Howard Blum’s gritty, high-energy true-life tale of German espionage and terror on American soil during...
The Floor of Heaven
A True Tale of the Last Frontier and the Yukon Gold Rush
Language: English
Release Date: April 26, 2011
New York Times bestselling author Howard Blum expertly weaves together three narratives to tell the true story of the 1897 Klondike Gold Rush.
It is the last decade of the 19th century. The Wild West has been tamed and its fierce, independent and often violent larger-than-life figures--gun-toting...
Gangland
How the FBI Broke the Mob
Language: English
Release Date: September 29, 2009
In the bestselling tradition of Wiseguy and Boss of Bosses -- the inside story of the fall of the "Teflon Don"
The team: A handpicked squad of FBI agents -- led by a war hero determined to get the job done. The target: John Gotti, the seemingly invincible head of the richest and most powerful...
The Gold of Exodus
The Discovery of the True Mount Sinai
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 1999
Mount Sinai. For many, it is the most sacred place on Earth-the site where God descended to give Moses the Ten Commandments. Yet for centuries, mankind has not known its exact location. In this heart-pounding true story, award-winning journalist and bestselling author Howard Blum tells the enthralling...
The Raging Conflict Within
A Collection of Poems Inspired by God
Language: English
Release Date: August 3, 2017
The book The Raging Conflict Within contains poems written to challenge readers who are struggling through their daily lives. These poems are just not for poetry but are special because Howard Bum believes they are all inspired by God, and have a purpose. That purpose is to show readers there is a...
The Brigade
An Epic Story of Vengeance, Salvation, and WWII
Language: English
Release Date: October 6, 2009
November 1944. The British government finally agrees to send a brigade of 5,000 Jewish volunteers from Palestine to Europe to fight the German army. But when the war ends and the soldiers witness firsthand the horrors their people have suffered in the concentration camps, the men launch a brutal and...
The Eve of Destruction
The Untold Story of the Yom Kippur War
Language: English
Release Date: October 6, 2009
On October 6, 1973—Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the Jewish calendar—the Arab world launched a bold and ingeniously conceived surprise attack against Israel. After three days of intense, bloody combat, an unprepared Israel was fighting for survival, while the Arabs, with massive forces closing...
In the Enemy's House
The Secret Saga of the FBI Agent and the Code Breaker Who Caught the Russian Spies
Language: English
Release Date: February 20, 2018
The New York Times bestselling author of Dark Invasion and The Last Goodnight once again illuminates the lives of little-known individuals who played a significant role in America’s history as he chronicles the incredible true story of a critical, recently declassified counterintelligence mission...
by Benjamin Bahney, David M. Blum, J. Edward Conway
Language: English
Release Date: January 22, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: January 22, 2015
This edited volume describes various analytic methods used by intelligence analysts supporting military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan as members of the Iraq and Afghan Threat Finance Cells—interagency intelligence teams tasked to disrupt terrorist and insurgent funding. All contributors have...