A Spy's Diary of World War II: Inside the OSS with an American Agent in Europe
Author:   Wayne Nelson
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
ISBN:  

9780786445486


Pages:   210
Publication Date:   29 September 2009
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Format:   Paperback
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Here is the wartime diary of Wayne Nelson, an OSS officer who served in North Africa and Europe during World War II. A prewar colleague of Allen Dulles, Nelson joined an infant OSS after failing to join the Navy because of a vision disability, and he went on to serve in North Africa, Sicily, Sardinia, Italy, Corsica, and mainland France. Erudite and a skilled writer, Nelson captured intriguing observations about some of the most important spy operations of the war, and his diary entries offer a thrilling, readable and informative glimpse into the life of a spy during World War II.

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Author:   Wayne Nelson
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.10cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.286kg
ISBN:  

9780786445486


ISBN 10:   0786445483
Pages:   210
Publication Date:   29 September 2009
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents Prologue: The Fever of War      Preface (by Kay Shaw Nelson)      Introduction: The Briefcase (by Kay Shaw Nelson)      1. The SS Evangeline      2. Algiers      3. La Maddalena      4. Corsica      5. Operations from Bastia      6. Interlude      7. Dark Moon Ops      8. Operation Dragoon      9. France: The Vosges Region      10. Courageous Women and Men Spies      11. Bordeaux Pockets      Epilogue (by Kay Shaw Nelson)      Index     

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compelling...vivid...highly recommended --<i>The Midwest Book Review</i>; a fitting tribute --<i>Intelligencer: Journal of U.S. Intelligence Studies</i>.


compelling...vivid...highly recommended --The Midwest Book Review a fitting tribute --Intelligencer: Journal of U.S. Intelligence Studies.


compelling...vivid...highly recommended --The Midwest Book Review; a fitting tribute --Intelligencer: Journal of U.S. Intelligence Studies.


“compelling...vivid...highly recommended”—The Midwest Book Review; “a fitting tribute”—Intelligencer: Journal of U.S. Intelligence Studies.


Author Information

The late Wayne Nelson, a former actor and playwright, earned a Bronze Star and France’s Croix de Guerre for his service with the OSS during World War II. He also served the CIA in Washington, Turkey, Greece, South Korea and West Germany.

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