A Spy's Diary of World War II
Inside the OSS with an American Agent in Europe
Nonfiction, History, Military, World War II, Biography & Memoir, Historical, Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism
| Author: | Wayne Nelson | ISBN: | 9780786454778 |
| Publisher: | McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers | Publication: | October 21, 2009 |
| Imprint: | Language: | English |
| Author: | Wayne Nelson |
| ISBN: | 9780786454778 |
| Publisher: | McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers |
| Publication: | October 21, 2009 |
| Imprint: | |
| Language: | English |
Here is the wartime diary of Wayne Nelson, an OSS officer who served in North Africa and Europe during World War II. A prewar colleague of Allen Dulles, Nelson joined an infant OSS after failing to join the Navy because of a vision disability, and he went on to serve in North Africa, Sicily, Sardinia, Italy, Corsica, and mainland France. Erudite and a skilled writer, Nelson captured intriguing observations about some of the most important spy operations of the war, and his diary entries offer a thrilling, readable and informative glimpse into the life of a spy during World War II.
Here is the wartime diary of Wayne Nelson, an OSS officer who served in North Africa and Europe during World War II. A prewar colleague of Allen Dulles, Nelson joined an infant OSS after failing to join the Navy because of a vision disability, and he went on to serve in North Africa, Sicily, Sardinia, Italy, Corsica, and mainland France. Erudite and a skilled writer, Nelson captured intriguing observations about some of the most important spy operations of the war, and his diary entries offer a thrilling, readable and informative glimpse into the life of a spy during World War II.
