"E.U.A . Office of Strategic Services." . . "Hírszerzés USA 1940-es évek." . . "OSS : the secret history of Americaś first Central Intelligence Agency" . . . . . "OSS: the secret history of America's first central intelligence agency" . "OSS: the secret history of America's first central intelligence agency"@en . . "Oss : the secret history of America's 1-st Central Intelligence Agency" . . "OSS : the secret history of America's first Central Intelligence Agency" . . "OSS : the secret history of America's first Central intelligence agency" . . . . . . . . . . . . "Electronic books"@en . . . . . "OSS : the secret history of Americans first Central Intelligence Agency"@en . . . . . . . . . . "OSS the secret history of America's first Central intelligence agency" . . . . . . . "OSS : The Secret History of America's First Central Intelligence Agency"@en . . . . . . . "OSS : The secret history of America's first Central Intelligence Agency" . "OSS : the secret history of America's First Central Intelligence Agency" . . "A former research analyst for the CIA reconstructs the history of the first American secret service organization." . . . . "The best book about America's first modern secret service. --Washington Post Book World In the months before World War II, FDR prepared the country for conflict with Germany and Japan by reshuffling various government agencies to create the Office of Strategic Services--America's first intelligence agency and the direct precursor to the CIA. When he charged William (Wild Bill) Donovan, a successful Wall Street lawyer and Wilkie Republican, to head up the office, the die was set for some of the most fantastic and fascinating operations the U.S. government has ever conducted. Author Richard Harris Smith, himself an ex-CIA hand, documents the controversial agency from its conception as a spin-off of the Office of the Coordinator for Information to its demise under Harry Truman and reconfiguration as the CIA. During his tenure, Donovan oversaw a chaotic cast of some ten thousand agents drawn from the most conservative financial scions to the country's most idealistic New Deal true believers. Together they usurped the roles of government agencies both foreign and domestic, concocted unbelievably complicated conspiracies, and fought the good fight against the Axis powers of Germany and Japan. For example, when OSS operatives stole vital military codebooks from the Japanese embassy in Portugal, the operation was considered a success. But the success turned into a flop as the Japanese discovered what had happened, and hastily changed a code that had already been decrypted by the U.S. Navy. Colorful personalities and truly priceless anecdotes abound in what may arguably be called the most authoritative work on the subject."@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "OSS : the secret history of America's first central intelligence agency" . "OSS : the secret history of America's first central intelligence agency"@en . . . . . . "O.S.S. the secret history of America's first central intelligence agency"@en . . . "Office of Strategic Services"@en . . "Office of Strategic Services" . "OSS the secret history of America's first central intelligence agency"@en . . "OSS the secret history of America's first central intelligence agency" . . "Guerra mundial, 1939-1945 Servicio secreto E.U.A." . . "Geschichte." . . "World War, 1939-1945, Secret service, United States." . . "World War, 1939-1945 Secret service United States." . "Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 Service secret États-Unis." . . "Geschichte." . . "World War (1939-1945)" . . . "Guerre mondiale (1939-1945) Services de renseignements États-Unis." . . "United States." . . "HISTORY General." . . "Världskriget 1939-45 Underrättelseväsen." . . "Guerra Mundial II, 1939-1945 Estados Unidos." . . "USA. Office of Strategic Services." . . "Regents of the University of California." . . "POLITICAL SCIENCE Government International." . . "United States. Office of Strategic Services." . . "Secret service." . . "POLITICAL SCIENCE International Relations General." . . "World War, 1939-1945 Secret service." . . "Guerra mundial, 1939 1945 Política secreta EE. UU." . . "Mazal Holocaust Collection." . . "1939 - 1945" . . "Servicio secreto Estados Unidos." . . . . "Estados Unidos Office of Strategic Services." . .