Thomas F. (hardtack) - , reviewed on 7/23/2016 + 2558 more book reviews

A fascinating account of some of the first 'terrorist' attacks on America, including germ warfare, prior to our entry into World War I. This, at a time when we naively believed that such attacks were only committed by crazed individuals, and not nations.

The author has a habit of introducing a chapter with an event, and then quickly switching back days, or even weeks, prior, to discuss what happened leading up to that event. Most of the time this works, but once, despite rereading the chapter, he left me confused about what happened.

For those interested, the main character, New York City Police Captain Thomas Tunney, head of the "bomb squad," wrote a book on his experiences in solving many of these cases. That book was published in 1919.

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