{"id":27,"date":"2019-01-07T21:47:07","date_gmt":"2019-01-07T21:47:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/peterduffy.net\/?page_id=27"},"modified":"2019-01-14T01:13:09","modified_gmt":"2019-01-14T01:13:09","slug":"double-agent","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/peterduffy.net\/index.php\/books\/double-agent\/","title":{"rendered":"DOUBLE AGENT"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>He Was The First Hero Of World War II\u00a0And Yet The American Public\u00a0Has Never Seen His Face.<\/h2>\n<div class=\"su-row\"><div class=\"su-column su-column-size-1-2\"><div class=\"su-column-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\">\n<h2><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-100\" src=\"http:\/\/peterduffy.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/double-agent-lg-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"686\" srcset=\"https:\/\/peterduffy.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/double-agent-lg-1.png 500w, https:\/\/peterduffy.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/double-agent-lg-1-219x300.png 219w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Double-Agent-First-Outwitted-Destroyed\/dp\/1451667957\/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1401811398&amp;sr=8-3&amp;keywords=peter+duffy%2C+amazon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Buy on Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>AUDIO BOOK NOW AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE AT<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/1p6FneR\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Audible.com<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/1yWutzD\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00a0iTunes<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/1r2JFXl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Simon &amp; Schuster<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>LISTEN TO AN EXCERPT<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/159669866&amp;color=ff5500&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false\" width=\"100%\" height=\"166\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div> <div class=\"su-column su-column-size-1-2\"><div class=\"su-column-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\">\n<h2>SUMMARY<\/h2>\n<p>In 1940, with Nazi Germany on the march, William G. Sebold, a naturalized American of German birth, risked his life to become the first double agent in the history of the FBI. Intensely patriotic and cool under pressure, he spent sixteen months in the Nazi underground of New York City, consorting with a colorful cast of spies that included rowdy sailors on shore leave, a Jewish femme fatale, high-level engineers privy to America\u2019s most valuable military secrets, and a South African soldier of fortune with an exotic accent and a monocle.<\/p>\n<p>The nest of Nazi intrigue was closely monitored by German spymasters intent on gaining a techno-logical edge for the Luftwaffe bombers terrorizing Europe. Meanwhile, Sebold found himself at the center of a sophisticated FBI investigation that established a short-wave radio station on Long Island to communicate with Hamburg spymasters and then set up a \u201cresearch office\u201d in Times Square that allowed agents to film meetings between Sebold and the German spies.<\/p>\n<p>The monumental result of Sebold\u2019s work was the arrest and conviction of thirty-three spies, still the largest espionage case in American history. The guilty verdicts were announced in Brooklyn federal court just hours after Adolf Hitler defiantly declared war on the United States on December 11, 1941, which meant that the F\u00fchrer could not call upon a small army of embedded Nazi spies and saboteurs during the most trying days of the coming struggle. \u201cAs you know,\u201d an FBI official later told J. Edgar Hoover, \u201cSebold gave us the most outstanding case in Bureau history.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Then Sebold disappeared into an early version of the witness protection program, never to be heard from again. His story, one of the great spy yarns of World War II, has remained untold\u2014until now.<\/p>\n<p>Hailed as a \u201ccaptivating\u201d (San Francisco Chronicle) and \u201cmasterful\u201d (Publisher\u2019s Weekly) storyteller, Peter Duffy has unearthed a wealth of original research, including thousands of pages\u00a0 of FBI files, and crafted Sebold\u2019s story in fascinating and vivid detail. An accomplished journalist and historian, Duffy once again delivers a narrative with \u201cthe grip of good fiction and the punch of hard truth\u201d (Chicago Tribune). Fantastically fast-paced, Double Agent unveils the thrilling story of one of the most successful FBI counter-espionage\u00a0 operations in American history.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"su-quote su-quote-style-default su-quote-has-cite\"><div class=\"su-quote-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\">Rich with eccentric characters, suspense, and details of spycraft in the war\u2019s early days\u2026. The result is a compelling cultural history with all the intricacy and intrigue of a good spy novel.<span class=\"su-quote-cite\">Boston Globe<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"with-margin-bottom-medium\"><div class=\"su-row\"><div class=\"su-column su-column-size-1-4\"><div class=\"su-column-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\"><div class=\"su-spacer\" style=\"height:20px\"><\/div><\/div><\/div> <div class=\"su-column su-column-size-1-2\"><div class=\"su-column-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\"><\/div>\n<div><div class=\"su-quote su-quote-style-default su-quote-has-cite\"><div class=\"su-quote-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\">Intriguing account of the unraveling of the German intelligence network in the U.S&#8230;. thrilling.<span class=\"su-quote-cite\">Wall Street Journal<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"with-margin-bottom-medium\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"su-column su-column-size-1-4\"><div class=\"su-column-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\"><div class=\"su-spacer\" style=\"height:20px\"><\/div><\/div><\/div> <\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"su-row\"><div class=\"su-column su-column-size-1-2\"><div class=\"su-column-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\">\n<div class=\"su-quote su-quote-style-default su-quote-has-cite\"><div class=\"su-quote-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\">Peter Duffy brings out of the cold \u2014 well, out of the shadows \u2014 a spy who is not only a hero like Bond, but also a man who was never there&#8230; Duffy allows the reader not only into the innermost workings of the investigation, but also to connect with the protagonist Sebold and see the aftermath in a truly human hero.<span class=\"su-quote-cite\">Pittsburgh Post-Gazette<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"su-spacer\" style=\"height:20px\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"su-quote su-quote-style-default su-quote-has-cite\"><div class=\"su-quote-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\"><i>Double Agent<\/i>\u00a0is an important and impressively researched account of a still little-known man who made a big difference in the world of counterintelligence. Duffy reveals new information, much of it from thousands of pages of FBI documents&#8230; Both timely and significant.<span class=\"su-quote-cite\">Dan's Papers, (Hamptons)<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"su-quote su-quote-style-default su-quote-has-cite\"><div class=\"su-quote-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\"><strong>The grip of good fiction and the punch of hard truth.<\/strong><span class=\"su-quote-cite\">Chicago Tribune<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div> <div class=\"su-column su-column-size-1-2\"><div class=\"su-column-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\">\n<div class=\"su-quote su-quote-style-default su-quote-has-cite\"><div class=\"su-quote-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\">The intrigues of Sebold and his minders, vividly depicted by Peter Duffy, read at times like a John le Carr\u00e9 novel. There is a gray, dank sense of boredom in a spy&#8217;s daily existence, along with a\u00a0<i>frisson<\/i>\u00a0of reckless endangerment, both of which Duffy conveys through a plethora of historical detail.<span class=\"su-quote-cite\"> Bookreporter.com<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"su-spacer\" style=\"height:20px\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"su-quote su-quote-style-default su-quote-has-cite\"><div class=\"su-quote-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\">Peter Duffy\u2019s Double Agent exposes the shocking extent of German espionage in America on the eve of World War II with dazzling new research and deft historical insight. A riveting non-fiction thriller that exposes history\u2019s neglect of William Sebold, an unjustly forgotten American hero. Duffy offers still relevant insights into the boundaries of civilian surveillance and FDR\u2019s and J. Edgar Hoover\u2019s handling of intelligence information to influence public opinion.<span class=\"su-quote-cite\">Jerrold L. Schecter, Cold War historian and coauthor of The Spy Who Saved the World: How a Soviet Colonel Changed the Course of the Cold War<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"with-margin-bottom-medium\"><div class=\"su-row\"><div class=\"su-column su-column-size-1-4\"><div class=\"su-column-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\"><div class=\"su-spacer\" style=\"height:20px\"><\/div><\/div><\/div> <div class=\"su-column su-column-size-1-2\"><div class=\"su-column-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\"><\/div>\n<div><div class=\"su-quote su-quote-style-default su-quote-has-cite\"><div class=\"su-quote-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\">Peter Duffy absorbingly recounts the true story of William G. Sebold\u2026 right on target.<span class=\"su-quote-cite\">The New York Times<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"with-margin-bottom-medium\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"su-column su-column-size-1-4\"><div class=\"su-column-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\"><div class=\"su-spacer\" style=\"height:20px\"><\/div><\/div><\/div> <\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"su-quote su-quote-style-default su-quote-has-cite\"><div class=\"su-quote-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\">Duffy tracks Sebold\u2019s efforts with a tense, exciting narrative filled with a motley collection of characters, some sinister and some unlikely as villains. This has all the elements of a fine spy novel, with the bonus that it is all true.<span class=\"su-quote-cite\"> Booklist<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"su-row\"><div class=\"su-column su-column-size-1-5\"><div class=\"su-column-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\"><div class=\"su-spacer\" style=\"height:20px\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"su-column su-column-size-3-5\"><div class=\"su-column-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\"><div class=\"su-quote su-quote-style-default su-quote-has-cite\"><div class=\"su-quote-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\"><strong>Thrilling, well-researched, well-told, fascinating.<\/strong><span class=\"su-quote-cite\">Minneapolis Star Tribune<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div> <div class=\"su-column su-column-size-1-5\"><div class=\"su-column-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\"><div class=\"su-spacer\" style=\"height:20px\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"su-row\"><div class=\"su-column su-column-size-1-2\"><div class=\"su-column-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\"><div class=\"su-quote su-quote-style-default su-quote-has-cite\"><div class=\"su-quote-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\">One of the great spy missions of American history.<span class=\"su-quote-cite\">Publishers Weekly<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div> <div class=\"su-column su-column-size-1-2\"><div class=\"su-column-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\"><div class=\"su-quote su-quote-style-default su-quote-has-cite\"><div class=\"su-quote-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\">Immensely readable&#8230; Colorful personalities proliferate throughout the narrative, the understated character of Sebold gleams. An entertaining work duly informed by Duffy\u2019s knowledge of both the war and New York City.<span class=\"su-quote-cite\">Kirkus<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"with-margin-bottom-medium\"><div class=\"su-row\"><div class=\"su-column su-column-size-1-4\"><div class=\"su-column-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\"><div class=\"su-spacer\" style=\"height:20px\"><\/div><\/div><\/div> <div class=\"su-column su-column-size-1-2\"><div class=\"su-column-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\"><\/div>\n<div><div class=\"su-quote su-quote-style-default su-quote-has-cite\"><div class=\"su-quote-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\"><i>Double Agent<\/i>\u00a0is worth reading.<span class=\"su-quote-cite\">Washington Post<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"with-margin-bottom-medium\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"su-column su-column-size-1-4\"><div class=\"su-column-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\"><div class=\"su-spacer\" style=\"height:20px\"><\/div><\/div><\/div> <\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>He Was The First Hero Of World War II\u00a0And Yet The American Public\u00a0Has Never Seen His Face.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":18,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-27","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v16.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>DOUBLE AGENT - Peter Duffy<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/peterduffy.net\/index.php\/books\/double-agent\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"DOUBLE AGENT - Peter Duffy\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"He Was The First Hero Of World War II\u00a0And Yet The American Public\u00a0Has Never Seen His Face.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/peterduffy.net\/index.php\/books\/double-agent\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Peter Duffy\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2019-01-14T01:13:09+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"http:\/\/peterduffy.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/double-agent-lg-1.png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"6 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/peterduffy.net\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/peterduffy.net\/\",\"name\":\"Peter Duffy\",\"description\":\"Author &amp; 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