THE ENEMY WITHIN: The Inside Story of German Sabotage in America

by Henry Landau

First edition. Primarily concerned with two spectacular incidents of espionage during World War I : The explosion on July 30, 1916 where hundreds of tons of munitions blew up on Black Tom Island in New York Harbor and the fire on January 11,1917 at the shell assembly plant of the Canadian Car & Foundry Co. near Kingsland N.J. The author does give an overview of the entire system of German espionage in the United States during the First World War. Dust jacket spine faded and tattered at the ends, numerous small chips and tears at the edges with a very small paper loss. x,323+ 1 pages. cloth, dust jacket. 8vo.

150 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1937

Reviews

[Sugarpuss O'Shea · Rating 3 out of 5]

Henry Landau was the head of British Military intelligence in Rotterdam during WWI. (His division produced roughly 70% of all Allied intelligence on the German forces worldwide.) He wrote 3 books about his exploits, this being the 3rd, published in 1937. Unfortunately, the reader is left hanging as to the outcome (of the Mixed Claims Commission), which wasn't determined until June 1939.

This is an interesting look at first hand information from someone who was living it at the time. I, for one, found it fascinating.