The Office of Strategic Services and Italian Americans

The Untold History

Paperback Engels 2018 9783319814872
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This book explores the contributions of Italian Americans employed by the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) during World War II. Italian Americans fluent in Italian language and customs became integral parts of intelligence operations working behind enemy lines. These units obtained priceless military information that significantly helped defeat the Axis. They parachuted into frozen mountains tops to link up with Italian guerilla units in northern Italy or hovered in small patrol torpedo boats and row boats across the Mediterranean Sea in pitch black darkness to destroy railroad junctions.

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ISBN13:9783319814872
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:paperback
Uitgever:Springer International Publishing

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<p>.1.Introduction .-.2.Intelligence Agency in Embryo.-.3.Recruitment and Training Strategies .-.4.Corvo and the Connecticut Connection.-.5.Agents Extraordinaire .-.6.Operation Husky .-.7.Conquering the Islands.-.8.From Salerno to Anzio to Rome.-.9.Italian Mainland Operational Groups .-.10.Interaction With Italian Partisans.-.11.Conclusion.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

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