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Author Turner, C., 1965-

Title The CASSIA Spy Ring in World War II Austria : a History of the OSS's Maier-Messner Group.

Publication Info. Jefferson : McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers, 2017.

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Description 1 online resource (240 pages)
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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.
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Subject United States. Office of Strategic Services.
United States. Office of Strategic Services.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Secret service -- United States.
Espionage -- History -- 20th century.
Espionage.
History.
Chronological Term 20th century
Subject World War, 1939-1945 -- Austria.
Spies -- History -- 20th century.
Spies.
Secret service.
Austria.
United States.
World War (1939-1945)
Chronological Term 1900-1999
Genre/Form History.
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)
1476629919 (electronic book)
9781476669694