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Name: OSS
Brand: GLOBE PEQUOT
SKU: 9781493042173
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GLOBE PEQUOTISBN: 9781493042173

The Secret History Of America's First Central Intelligence Agency

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By Richard Harris Smith
Imprint: LYONS PRESS
Release Date: July 12, 2019
Format: PAPERBACK
Dimensions: 229 x 152 mm
Weight: 690 g
Pages: 456

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"The best book about America's first modern secret service."--Washington Post Book World The OSS was founded by FDR during World War II and was the precursor to the CIA. Truly priceless anecdotes and colorful personalities abound, including the first head of the office, William ("Wild Bill") Donovan. Written by former CIA-man Richard Harris Smith, it is included on the CIA's Official List of Recommended Books for Intelligence Reading. It is the most authoritative work on the subject.

OSS: America's First Central Intelligence Agency CONTENTS Preface xi 1 Donovan's Dreamers 1 2 The Torch of Reaction 36 3 Mediterranean Interlude 68 4 Italian Sunset 83 5 Of Communists and Kings 123 6 "Contre Nous de la Tyrannie" 163 7 Herrengasse 23 204 8 The Chinese Puzzle 242 9 "Save England's Asiatic Colonies" 286 10 Mission to Indochina 320 11 OSS and CIA: The Espionage Gap 361 12 Notes 387 Bibliography 421 Index up0 437

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