Operatives, Spies, and Saboteurs: The Unknown Story of the Men and Women of World War II's OSS
- ISBN-10
- 0743235746
- ISBN-13
- 9780743235747
- Category
- Biography & Autobiography
- Pages
- 384
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2014-10-28
- Publisher
- Simon and Schuster
- Author
- Patrick K. O'Donnell
Description
A history of World War II espionage and covert operations activities, presented from the perspective of OSS agents, recounts numerous secret missions that contributed to the war's outcome. 35,000 first printing.
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- 2004-03-10
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