Tonight We Bombed The U.S. Capitol

The Explosive Story of M19, America's First Female Terrorist Group

By: William Rosenau

Narrated by: Gabra Zackman

“A deeply-researched and well-written account of” (Peter Bergen, author of United States of Jihad) M19—the first and only domestic terrorist group founded and led by women—as they waged a violent war against racism, sexism, and imperialism in Ronald Reagan’s America.

1981: Ronald Reagan declared that it is “morning in America” but a small band of well-educated women were planning to combat the status quo at any cost.

Having spent their entire adult lives embroiled in political struggles—Vietnam War protests, Hispanic, Native American, and Black liberation, and more—these women had determined that it was time for a final stand. They might not be able to overthrow the government, but they could certainly disrupt it.

Together, they formed the May 19th Communist Organization, or “M19,” a name derived from the birthday shared by Malcolm X and Ho Chi Minh, two of their revolutionary idols. Together, these six women carried out some of the most shocking operations in the history of domestic terrorism—from prison breakouts and murderous armed robberies to a bombing campaign that wreaked havoc on the nation’s capital, its military installations, and New York City.

For the first time, the full, fascinating, and terrifying story of M19 is explored by Cold War historian and counterterrorism expert William Rosenau in this “gripping account of this hitherto forgotten terrorist campaign” (Bruce Hoffman, author of Inside Terrorism). Three decades may have passed since these women fought what they saw as an essential battle for self-determination and dignity, but we’re still struggling to decipher which side of history their actions fall on and what we should learn from their motivations.

Good book but authors conclusions are biased

This book is a fascinating story of an event that I had never heard of even though I was in college at the time. What I found interesting was the same grievances being used by todays Antifa/BLM terrorists are just recycled from that era. America bad, racism, socialism/communism will lead to equality and everybody except white people are noble. The murder of innocents and robbing of banks and business' is justified to support the revolution in the warped minds of these people. The narcissisms of the terrorist groups are galling . Instead of moving to Cuba or the Soviet Union to live the ideology they espoused, they instead sought to revolutionize America and reform it in their image, even if it went against the will of the vast majority of Americans.
Did the group(s) have some valid points about the governments actions? Yes, just as there have always been grievances against the government since its inception. Their method of addressing those grievances was madness.
I reject the authors conclusion that Antifa/BLM are not terrorists. Two billion plus in property damage , 75 lives lost and countless injuries disprove that rather easily. Instead the White Power movement is the problem. Where is that? And the white power movement espouse the ideologies of the left ( socialism), not the right. Just ask Richard Spencer, supposed head of the NAZI Party in the U.S.