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by Christopher C. Verga (Author), Karl Grossman (Foreword by)
In Yaphank, New York, hid the greatest threat to the United States war effort during World War II: the American Nazi.
Building on racial and ethnic biases, lack of trust in government and a dose of conspiracies, the German American Bund was able to contribute to a growing American fascist movement. Fueled partially by Nazi Germany's financing of propaganda, thousands of New Yorkers embraced the ideals of an American Reich through retreats such as Yaphank's Camp Siegfried, which groomed Nazi sympathizers to be ready for the fascist overthrow of the American republic. In opposition to Nazism, multiple local citizen groups fought to combat the Bund's organized efforts to undermine America. Author Christopher Verga brings to life the often-overlooked history of New York's World War II era through a story of Nazi sedition, espionage and citizen resistance to preserve the American republic.
Author Biography
Christopher Verga is an instructor of Long Island History and Foundations of American History at Suffolk Community College. He is a contributor to Fire Island News and the online local news sites Greater Babylon, Greater Bay Shore and Greater Patchogue. His published works include Civil Rights Movement on Long Island (Images of America), Bay Shore (Images of America), Saving Fire Island from Robert Moses, World War II Long Island: The Home Front in Nassau and Suffolk, Cold War Long Island and Ferguson Brother Lynching on Long Island: A Civil Rights Catalyst. Christopher has a doctorate in education from St. John's University.
