The Fourth Horseman: The Tragedy of Anton Dilger and the Birth of Biological Terrorism

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The story of Anton Dilger brings to life a missing chapter in U.S. history and shows, dramatically, that the Great European War was in fact being fought on the home front years before we formally joined it. The doctor who grew anthrax and other bacteria in that rented house was an American—the son of a Medal of Honor winner who fought at Gettysburg—on a secret mission, for the German Army in 1915. The Fourth Horseman tells the startling story of that mission led by a brilliant but conflicted surgeon who became one of Germany's most daring spies and saboteurs during World War I and who not only pioneered biowarfare in his native land but also lead a last-ditch German effort to goad Mexico ...

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Overview

The story of Anton Dilger brings to life a missing chapter in U.S. history and shows, dramatically, that the Great European War was in fact being fought on the home front years before we formally joined it. The doctor who grew anthrax and other bacteria in that rented house was an American—the son of a Medal of Honor winner who fought at Gettysburg—on a secret mission, for the German Army in 1915. The Fourth Horseman tells the startling story of that mission led by a brilliant but conflicted surgeon who became one of Germany's most daring spies and saboteurs during World War I and who not only pioneered biowarfare in his native land but also lead a last-ditch German effort to goad Mexico into invading the United States. It is a story of mysterious missions, divided loyalties, and a new and terrible kind of warfare that emerged as America—in spite of fierce dissention at home—was making the decision to send its Doughboys to the Great War in Europe.

This story has never been told before in full. And Dilger is a fascinating analog for our own troubled times. Having thrown off the tethers of obligation to family and country, he became a very dangerous man indeed: A spy, a saboteur, and a zealot to a degree that may have so embarrassed the German High Command that, after the war, they ordered his death rather than admit that he worked for them.

Editorial Reviews

ForeWord
As intriguing as a well-written espionage novel.
From The Critics
Koenig has pieced together a detailed portrait using family letters, postcards, archives and oral history.

Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9781586483722
  • Publisher: PublicAffairs
  • Publication date: 1/28/2007
  • Pages: 376
  • Product dimensions: 6.40 (w) x 9.40 (h) x 1.10 (d)

Meet the Author

Robert L. Koenig, a Contributing Correspondent for Science magazine, has written about German topics for more than two decades, covering stories ranging from the fall of the Berlin Wall to revelations of atrocities in Nazi-era scientific research. He also conducted archival research into the history of germ warfare during his three years as publications director of a leading microbiology research laboratory near Washington. D.C.

Table of Contents


Prologue     xi
Virginia     1
Warhorses     3
Greenfield Farm     17
Tissues and Cyanide     31
Disquiet on the Western Front     49
Deadly Cultures     75
"Absolute Security" in Chevy Chase     83
Germany     117
Crossings     119
Bacilli in Berlin     119
"A Difficult Inner Struggle"     133
Gateway to the West     167
Spy Hunting     193
Mexico and Spain     213
South of the Border     215
Spanish Flu     241
The Fourth Horseman     275
"They Had No Choice"     291
Epilogue     301
Note on Sources     307
Bibliography     323
Acknowledgments     331
Index     335
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