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Author:   Blaž Torkar
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.00cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.254kg
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9781476682396

ISBN 10:   1476682399
Pages:   191
Publication Date:   17 June 2020
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents Foreword by Božo Repe Preface 1. OSS and the Beginning of the Second World War in Yugoslavia From COI to OSS General Donovan in Yugoslavia The United States, the Coup d’État, and the April Occupation of Yugoslavia 2. OSS in North Africa and the Mediterranean OSS–SOE Agreements and British Primacy in the Balkans OSS Cairo and Bari: Creation of the Yugoslav OSS Section Training Yugoslav and American Agents in Yugoslav OSS Sections in Cairo and Bari 3. OSS Missions in the Chetnik Movement OSS Officers and Missions with the Chetniks The Halyard Mission The Ranger Mission 4. OSS Missions in the Partisan Movement OSS Officers and Missions with the Partisans American Mission at Tito’s Headquarters and the Arrival of the First U.S. Diplomats delete delete deleteOSS Missions with Slovenian Partisans 5. The U.S. and the ­Anti-Nazi Resistance in Austria Infiltration to Austria The Orchid Team The Maple Mission The Grady–Mansion Mission The Dania Mission The Guthrie Mission, and Other Teams and Individuals  6. Sabotage on the Dalmatian Islands  7. Slovenians in the U.S. and Their Cooperation with OSS Ivan Marija Čok Louis Adamic Franc Snoj Ily Bratina Andrej Kobal  8. Vladimir Vauhnik and Connections with OSS  9. Allen Dulles and Connections with Yugoslavia 10. Department of National Security and the Supervision of OSS Agents 11. The Postwar Role of Slovenia Inside the Yugoslav State Conclusion Chapter Notes Bibliography and Primary Sources Index

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Blaž Torkar is a research fellow and assistant professor of history. He works at the Military Schools Centre of the Slovenian Armed forces. His research areas include the history of intelligence services, Allied military missions in Yugoslavia during WWII, the Yugoslav People’s Army and Territorial Defense, and the Slovenian War of Independence in 1991.

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