'Against All Enemies'
The Fate of Germans in the Americas during World War II
(A revised and expanded edition of the original America's Invisible Gulag and Fear Itself)
Men fear thought as they fear nothing else on earth.... Thought is subversive and revolutionary, destructive and terrible, thought is merciless to privilege, established institutions, and comfortable habit. — Bertrand Russell
Were you aware that the U.S. government established a nationwide gulag during World War II for dangerous aliens' other than Japanese Americans, and included over 4,000 Latin American residents?
This vast system of concentration camps, Army posts and local jails held nearly 11,000 individuals of German descent rounded up by J. Edgar Hoover's FBI.
However, thanks to former prisoners' testimony as told to the author and the Freedom of Information Act, the story of this secret archipelago is now revealed, providing a captivating and comprehensive exploration of its existence, purpose and use.
Your book is so informative, compelling, and well written. As the grandson/son of those affected, I appreciate all the efforts it took to bring that book to life. — E.H. Bauman
A fascinating and chilling account. The oral histories breathe Kafkaesque life into the written record .... The oral histories make credible what is otherwise an almost unbelievable tale. —The Oral History Review
Through personal interviews and letter collections, underpinned by thousands of documents, Fox tells America's shameful story. Must-reading for all concerned about a repetition and erosion of American civil liberties. —Society for German-American Studies Newsletter