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"OSS Operation Black Mail is the story of a remarkable woman who fought World War II on the front lines of psychological warfare. Elizabeth P. McIntosh spent eighteen life-changing months serving in the Office of Strategic Services in what has been called the ""forgotten theater,"" China-Burma-India, where she met and worked with people as diverse as Allen Dulles, Julia Child, and Ho Chi Minh. Her craft was black propaganda, and her mission was to demoralize the enemy through prevarica-tion and deceit, and ultimately, convince him to surrender. Betty's effectiveness stemmed from her ability to target not merely the Japanese soldier, but the man with-in: the husband, the son, the father. Her black propaganda was boldly experimental and ground-breaking; destined to play a key role in the Cold War."

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Todd has created a book that should be required reading for anyone interested in the Allied war against Japan, U.S. intelligence operations in the 1940s, and the critical role of women in the OSS and the U.S. intelligence community. . . Every page is filled with information that practitioners of the espionage trade, historians of World War II, and the common reader will want to read and re-read. --Studies in Intelligence �Todd has created a book that should be required reading for anyone interested in the Allied war against Japan, US intelligence operations in the 1940s, and the critical role of women in the OSS and the U.S. intelligence community . . . . There are few books that cover the same ground in Asia and very few that offer the insight Todd provides on how it feels to work to erode enemy morale as part of a larger war zone effort . . . . Every page is filled with information that practitioners of the espionage trade, historians of World War II, and the common reader will want to read and re-read.� �Studies in Intelligence �A fascinating account of a remarkable woman in extraordinary circumstances. War and spycraft as they have seldom been portrayed. And a wonderful match between author and subject.� �H. W. Brands, New York Times bestselling author of The First American and Traitor to His Class �OSS Operation Black Mail is the fascinating story of Betty McIntosh, whose real-life World War II exploits with the OSS sound like the product of a Hollywood screenwriter's imagination. Betty was a trailblazer in American intelligence, both in the OSS and later the CIA. Her story is not to be missed.� �Bill Harlow, former Chief Spokesman, Central Intelligence Agency �Ann Todd has made an invaluable contribution to the intelligence literature. Her portrait of OSS officer Betty McIntosh, a personal hero and role model for many of us in the intelligence profession, brings Betty�s amazing story to life. This is a beautifully researched and written book. It is a wonderfully fitting tribute to a legendary American spy.� � James M. Olson, senior lecturer, George Bush School of Government and Public Service, and former Chief of CIA Counterintelligence. �Today as �fake news� and �disinformation� muddy our news media and roil our political discourse, this colorful account of an adventurous and deeply patriotic young woman shows what powerful weapons these can be against a wartime adversary. Former reporter Betty McIntosh emerges from these pages as one of OSS General �Wild Bill� Donovan�s most creative shadow warriors.� �Peter Earnest, Executive Director of the International Spy Museum OSS Operation Black Mail is the fascinating story of Betty McIntosh, whose real-life World War II exploits with the OSS sound like the product of a Hollywood screenwriter's imagination. Betty was a trailblazer in American intelligence, both in the OSS and later the CIA. Her story is not to be missed. --Bill Harlow, former Chief Spokesman, Central Intelligence Agency Today as 'fake news' and 'disinformation' muddy our news media and roil our political discourse, this colorful account of an adventurous and deeply patriotic young woman shows what powerful weapons these can be against a wartime adversary. Former reporter Betty McIntosh emerges from these pages as one of OSS General 'Wild Bill' Donovan's most creative shadow warriors. --Peter Earnest, Executive Director of the International Spy Museum Ann Todd has made an invaluable contribution to the intelligence literature. Her portrait of OSS officer Betty McIntosh, a personal hero and role model for many of us in the intelligence profession, brings Betty's amazing story to life. This is a beautifully researched and written book. It is a wonderfully fitting tribute to a legendary American spy. -- James M. Olson, senior lecturer, George Bush School of Government and Public Service, and former Chief of CIA Counterintelligence. A fascinating account of a remarkable woman in extraordinary circumstances. War and spycraft as they have seldom been portrayed. And a wonderful match between author and subject. --H. W. Brands, New York Times bestselling author of The First American and Traitor to His Class

Ann Todd has made an invaluable contribution to the intelligence literature. Her portrait of OSS officer Betty McIntosh, a personal hero and role model for many of us in the intelligence profession, brings Betty's amazing story to life. This is a beautifully researched and written book. It is a wonderfully fitting tribute to a legendary American spy. <p/>-- James M. Olson, senior lecturer, George Bush School of Government and Public Service, and former Chief of CIA Counterintelligence. <p/>

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Ann Todd has been a contributing author and consultant for the National Geographic Society, given presentations on OSS operations in the National Parks, and worked as a historian for the National Museum of the Marine Corps. She served in the United States Coast Guard, and now lives in Dripping Springs, Texas.

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