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Title
The Office of Strategic Services and Italian Americans : the Untold History.
ISBN
9783319333342
3319333348
331933333X
9783319333335
Imprint
Cham : Springer International Publishing, 2016.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (189 pages)
Other Standard Identifiers
10.1007/978-3-319-33334-2. doi
Call Number
D810.S7.L348 2016
Dewey Decimal Classification
940.54867300000001
Summary
This book explores the contributions of Italian Americans employed by the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) during World War II. Italian Americans fluent in Italian language and customs became integral parts of intelligence operations working behind enemy lines. These units obtained priceless military information that significantly helped defeat the Axis. They parachuted into frozen mountains tops to link up with Italian guerrilla units in northern Italy or hovered in small patrol torpedo boats and row boats across the Mediterranean Sea in pitch black darkness to destroy railroad junctions.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Digital File Characteristics
text file PDF
Source of Description
Description based on print version record.
Series
Italian and Italian American studies.
Chapter 1: Introduction; Chapter 2: Intelligence Agency in€Embryo; Notes; Chapter 3: Recruitment and€Training Strategies; 3.1 Physical and€Psychological Testing; Notes; Chapter 4: Corvo and€the€Connecticut Connection; Notes; Chapter 5: Agents Extraordinaire; Notes; Chapter 6: Operation Husky; Notes; Chapter 7: Conquering the€Islands: Sicily, Sardinia, Corsica, Lipari, Ventotene; 7.1 Tarallo Missions: Sicily, Lipari, and€Ventotene; Notes; Chapter 8: From Salerno to€Anzio; Notes; Chapter 9: Italian Mainland Operational Groups; Notes; Chapter 10: OSS and€Partisans.
10.1 OSS Partisans Face DangerNotes; Chapter 11: Conclusion; Notes; Glossary; Bibliography; The OSS Society Journal; Frank Tarallo Papers; Frank Zabatta Papers; Personal Interview:; Index.
