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THE
DANGEROUS
SHORE

How a Motley Crew of Scientists, Mobsters, Double Agents, Retirees, Volunteer Pilots (and a Boy Scout) Stopped the Invasion of America

3D Book cover for The Dangerous Shore by Sara Vladic

How Close Did World War II Come to America?

Much closer than most people realize.

Watch the official trailer for the critically acclaimed true story of how ordinary Americans helped protect the nation when war came frighteningly close to American soil.

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German U-boats prowled just offshore. Enemy agents landed on American beaches. Invasion fears spread across the nation. Amid the uncertainty, an unlikely group of citizens stepped forward and changed history in ways few remember today.

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Start with Sara Vladic’s latest book, then explore her legacy through documentaries and other stories that bring history to life.

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Indianapolis book cover by Lynn Vincent & Sara Vladic, warship at sea
Sara Vladic portrait with her arms crossed

MEET SARA

Sara Vladic is a New York Times bestselling author and award-winning documentary filmmaker known for bringing deeply researched, cinematic history to a wide audience. Her work focuses on the overlooked people and unlikely alliances that shaped World War II, especially on the American home front.

PRAISE FOR THE DANGEROUS SHORE

“In her new book The Dangerous Shore, filmmaker and bestselling author Sara Vladic has crafted a humdinger of a World War II tale populated by a cast of characters even Hollywood couldn't invent -- all on a mission to protect America from enemy sabotage. With pages filled with gangsters and codebreakers, scientists and double agents, The Dangerous Shore is a helluva great read!"

— James M. Scott, Pulitzer Prize finalist and author of Black Snow, Rampage, and Target Tokyo

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