The dirty tricks department, Stanley Lovell, the OSS, and the masterminds of World War II secret warfare, John Lisle
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Label
The dirty tricks department, Stanley Lovell, the OSS, and the masterminds of World War II secret warfare, John Lisle
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-274) and index
resource.biographical
contains biographical information
Illustrations
platesillustrations
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
The dirty tricks department
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
1343299425
Responsibility statement
John Lisle
Sub title
Stanley Lovell, the OSS, and the masterminds of World War II secret warfare
Summary
Drawing on extensive archival research and personal interviews, this previously untold story of the OSS Research and Development Branch, a secret group of scientists who invented deadly items, forged documents and performed truth drug experiments during WWII, explores the moral dilemmas they faced and reveals their dark legacy
Table Of Contents
Donovan's Dragoons -- Professor Moriarty -- The Sandeman Club -- Division 19 Destruction -- Kill or Be Killed -- Psychological Warfare -- Detachment 101 -- Target Heavy Water -- Pursuit of the Mastodon -- The Heisenberg Uncertainty -- The Documents Division -- The Camouflage Division -- Undercover Missions -- Biological Warfare -- Chemical Warfare -- Truth Drugs -- Lovell's Twilight -- A Legacy of Lessons
Target audience
adult
resource.variantTitle
Stanley Lovell, the OSS, and the masterminds of World War II secret warfare