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The dirty tricks department : Stanley Lovell, the OSS, and the masterminds of World War II secret warfare  Cover Image Book Book

The dirty tricks department : Stanley Lovell, the OSS, and the masterminds of World War II secret warfare / John Lisle.

Lisle, John, (author.).

Summary:

"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"-- Provided by publisher.

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.
Subject: Lovell, Stanley P. > Influence.
United States. Central Intelligence Agency > History > 20th century.
United States. Office of Strategic Services > Officials and employees > Biography.
United States. Office of Strategic Services. Research and Development Branch > History.
Project MKULTRA.
Espionage, American > History > 20th century.
Intelligence service > United States > History > 20th century.
Genre: Biographies.
Personal narratives.

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.

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