Book and Dagger: How Scholars and Librarians Became the Unlikely Spies of World War II
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The untold story of the academics who became OSS spies, invented modern spycraft, and helped turn the tide of the war At the start of WWII, the U.S. found itself in desperate need of an intelligence agency. The Office of Strategic Services (OSS), a precursor to today's CIA, was quickly formed--and, in an effort to fill its ranks with experts, the OSS turned to academia for recruits. Suddenly, literature professors, librarians,...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0063280841
ISBN13:9780063280847
Release Date:September 2024
Publisher:Ecco Press
Length:400 Pages
Weight:1.30 lbs.
Dimensions:1.4" x 6.1" x 9.1"
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