New Book Looks at Philadelphia Pastor Who Spied for Nazis

December 19, 2014 By Captain Maiel Leave a Comment

The story of espionage is as old as military history. The clandestine services weren’t always so respected however. I speculate that had the German forces and their leaders agreed to the importance of spy work, World War II would have come out vastly different. Thanks be to whatever reasoning they had, that they thought the way they did. I recommend David Khan‘s Hitler’s Spies as a read on that topic.

Another interesting point about World War II spies…They were all over the United States. I remember teachers, and even textbooks, touting American invulnerability; that no enemy had set foot on American Soil since – what was it? The French and India War. Technically, the Civil War should hold that title if we’re not including enemies in secret service. This can easily be proven wrong by anyone studying up on World War I and World War II. Both wars served the States a goodly helping of enemy eyes on American soil. Helluva Town: The Story of New York City During World War II by Richard Goldstein reminds us of the round up of ‘suspect aliens’ moments following the attack on Pear Harbor: Italian, German and Japanese. Goldstein tells us how they were detained and why in the city of New York.

If you like detail on who and how, you’ll love this article which talks about the Philadelphia pastor who spied for Nazis. And, you can read more about him from the Lutheran Quarterly.

Picture of the Rev. Carl Krepper, while serving at Frieden’s (or Peace) Lutheran Church in Philadelphia in 1917.

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Born in Saratoga Springs, New York, K has enjoyed more than twenty years professionally writing. K attended Morrisville State College, majoring in Biology, and then continued with English and History at the University at Albany, where she gained her Bachelor’s Degree. While attending UA, K interned with the 13th Moon Feminist Literary Magazine, bridging her interests in social movements and art. Topics of K's writing often include gender and racial disparities, and trauma. In 2014, K graduated from Empire State College (SUNY) with a Masters in Liberal Studies: screenwriting (Film Studies), the politics of film, and adaptations. During her gradute work, K was the recipient of the Foner Fellowship in Arts and Social Justice, a full scholarship.
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Published novels by K include the Civil War drama Blue Honor, the Second World War spy thriller OP-DEC:Operation Deceit, and the controversial dark fantasy, paranormal series The Trailokya Trilogy. In addition to writing novels, K does screenwriting: 8 Days in Ireland and the adaptations of her current novels. A sequel to her second novel, OP-DEC, is in the research phase, while the screen adaptation is being considered for production by film companies.
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