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The Dirty Tricks Department: Stanley Lovell, the Oss, and the Masterminds of World War II Secret Warfare

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St. Martin's Press
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History
Non-Fiction
John Lisle reveals the untold story of the OSS Research and Development Branch and its role in World War II.

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The New York Times Book Review
This enjoyable, picaresque and sometimes alarming book offers another good reason for maintaining careful oversight over the intelligence services: Spy-scientists tend to go rogue when left to invent their own devices.
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A darkly entertaining trawl through the outlandish exploits and misadventures of Lovell’s "Department of Dirty Tricks.
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Endlessly fascinating.
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