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1 online resource |
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text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Voyage before the storm -- War -- Recruitment -- Learning to lie -- In theater -- Operation black mail -- Rumors and threats -- Laying down the sword -- A woman in charge -- On to Calcutta -- China -- The last summer -- A great catastrophe -- Mercy missions -- Operation Iceberg -- Going home -- Home. |
| Summary |
"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 prevarication 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 within: 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"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
McIntosh, Elizabeth P., 1915-2015.
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McIntosh, Elizabeth P., 1915-2015. |
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United States. Office of Strategic Services -- Biography.
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United States. Office of Strategic Services. |
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Biographies.
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Women spies -- United States -- Biography.
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Women spies. |
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United States. |
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Secret service -- United States.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Asia.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Psychological aspects.
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World War (1939-1945) |
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Psychological aspects. |
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Military campaigns. |
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Secret service. |
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Asia. |
| Chronological Term |
1939-1945 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Biographies.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Todd, Ann. OSS Operation Black Mail. Annapolis, Maryland : Naval Institute Press, [2017] 9781682471500 (DLC) 2017013058 |
| ISBN |
9781682471517 (electronic book) |
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1682471519 (electronic book) |
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9781682471500 |
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