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The dirty tricks department : Stanley Lovell, the OSS, and the masterminds of World War II secret warfare / John Lisle.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781250280244 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: x, 338 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : St. Martin's Press, 2023.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Donovan's dragoons -- Professor Moriarty -- The Sandeman Club -- Division 19 destruction -- Kill or be killed -- Psychological warfare -- Detachment 101 -- Target Heavy Water -- Pursuit of the mastodon -- The Heisenberg uncertainty -- The documents division -- The camouflage division -- Undercover missions -- Biological warfare -- Chemical warfare -- Truth drugs -- Lovell's twilight -- A legacy of lessons. |
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| Genre: | Biographies. Personal narratives. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
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- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stroud Branch | 940.548673 Lis | 31681010313807 | NONFIC | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
Drawing on extensive archival research and personal interviews, this previously untold story of the OSS Research and Development Branch, a secret group of scientists who invented deadly items, forged documents and performed truth drug experiments during World War II, explores the moral dilemmas they faced and reveals their dark legacy. 60,000 first printing. Illustrations. - Baker & Taylor
"John Lisle reveals the untold story of the OSS Research and Development Branch--The Dirty Tricks Department--and its role in World War II. In the summer of 1942, Stanley Lovell, a renowned industrial chemist, received a mysterious order to report to an unfamiliar building in Washington, D.C. When he arrived, he was led to a barren room where he waited to meet the man who had summoned him. After a disconcerting amount of time, William "Wild Bill" Donovan, the head of the OSS, walked in the door. "You know you're Sherlock Holmes, of course," Donovan said as an introduction. "Professor Moriarty is the man I want for my staff...I think you're it." Following this life-changing encounter, Lovell became the head of a secret group of scientists who developed dirty tricks for the OSS, the precursor to the CIA. Their inventions included bat bombs, suicide pills, fighting knives, silent pistols, and camouflaged explosives. Moreover, they forged documents for undercover agents, plotted the assassination of foreign leaders, and performed truth drug experiments on unsuspecting subjects. Based on extensive archival research and personal interviews, The Dirty Tricks Department tells the story of these scheming scientists, explores the moral dilemmas that they faced, and reveals their dark legacy of directly inspiring the most infamous program in CIA history: MKULTRA"-- - McMillan Palgrave
John Lisle reveals the untold story of the OSS Research and Development BranchâThe Dirty Tricks Departmentâand its role in World War II.
In the summer of 1942, Stanley Lovell, a renowned industrial chemist, received a mysterious order to report to an unfamiliar building in Washington, D.C. When he arrived, he was led to a barren room where he waited to meet the man who had summoned him. After a disconcerting amount of time, William âWild Billâ Donovan, the head of the Office of Strategic Services (OSS), walked in the door. âYou know your Sherlock Holmes, of course,â Donovan said as an introduction. âProfessor Moriarty is the man I want for my staffâ¦I think youâre it.â
Following this life-changing encounter, Lovell became the head of a secret group of scientists who developed dirty tricks for the OSS, the precursor to the CIA. Their inventions included Bat Bombs, suicide pills, fighting knives, silent pistols, and camouflaged explosives. Moreover, they forged documents for undercover agents, plotted the assassination of foreign leaders, and performed truth drug experiments on unsuspecting subjects.
Based on extensive archival research and personal interviews, The Dirty Tricks Department tells the story of these scheming scientists, explores the moral dilemmas that they faced, and reveals their dark legacy of directly inspiring the most infamous program in CIA history: MKULTRA.
