{"product_id":"hitler-in-los-angeles-how-jews-foiled-nazi-plots-against-hollywood-and-america-paperback","title":"Hitler in Los Angeles: How Jews Foiled Nazi Plots Against Hollywood and America - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSteven J. Ross\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA 2018 FINALIST FOR THE PULITZER PRIZE\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\" \u003ci\u003eHitler in Los Angeles\u003c\/i\u003e] is part thriller and all chiller, about how close the California Reich came to succeeding\" (\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Featuring a large cast of Nazis, undercover agents, and colorful supporting players, the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times-\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling \u003ci\u003eHitler in Los Angeles\u003c\/i\u003e, 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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSteven J. Ross \u003c\/b\u003eis professor of history at the University of Southern California and director of the Casden Institute for the Study of the Jewish Role in American Life. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eHollywood Left and Right\u003c\/i\u003e, recipient of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' Film Scholars Award and nominated for a Pulitzer;\u003ci\u003e Working-Class Hollywood\u003c\/i\u003e, nominated for a Pulitzer and the National Book Award; \u003ci\u003eMovies and American Society\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eWorkers on the Edge\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Southern California.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 432\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 8.2 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 05, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51770602225952,"sku":"9781620405635","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/1e6f285e262bc39ace439427ba2b3824.webp?v=1780374975","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/hitler-in-los-angeles-how-jews-foiled-nazi-plots-against-hollywood-and-america-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}