Description |
1 online resource (240 pages) |
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text file |
Contents |
Part I. The communion of nightfall -- The student -- The priest -- The communist -- The musician -- Part II. The confession of splinters -- The merchant -- Intelligence esoterica; a brief analysis of intelligence reporting on Peenemunde -- The forester -- The associate -- The middleman -- The handler -- Intelligence esoterica; a closer look at CASSIA's intelligence reporting -- The snitch -- The policeman -- The soldiers -- Part III. The eulogy of triumph -- The professional -- The mole -- The arrests -- Intelligence esoterica: analysis of the order of arrests -- The hotel and the prison -- The interrogations -- The executions -- The opposition -- The survivors -- The actor and the architect -- Part IV. The benediction of tragedy -- Operational analysis: CASSIA -- Operational analysis: OSS -- The coda. |
Summary |
"This first full-length account of CASSIA describes its contributions to the Allied war effort--including reports on the V-2 missile, Nazi death camps and advanced combat aircraft and tanks--before a catastrophic intelligence failure sent key members to the guillotine, firing squad or gas chamber"-- Provided by publisher |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
Subject |
United States. Office of Strategic Services.
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United States. Office of Strategic Services. |
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Secret service -- United States.
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Espionage -- History -- 20th century.
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Espionage. |
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History. |
Chronological Term |
20th century |
Subject |
World War, 1939-1945 -- Austria.
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Spies -- History -- 20th century.
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Spies. |
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Secret service. |
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Austria. |
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United States. |
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World War (1939-1945) |
Chronological Term |
1900-1999 |
Genre/Form |
History.
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Other Form: |
Print version: Turner, C. CASSIA Spy Ring in World War II Austria : A History of the OSS's Maier-Messner Group. Jefferson : McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers, ©2017 |
ISBN |
9781476629919 (electronic book) |
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1476629919 (electronic book) |
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9781476669694 |
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