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Author:

Persico, Joseph E.

Title:

Roosevelt's secret war : FDR and World War II espionage / Joseph E. Persico.

Edition:

Random House Trade paperback ed.

Publisher:

Random House,

Copyright Date:

2002, c2001

Description:

xxiv, 564 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., map ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Roosevelt, Franklin D.--(Franklin Delano),--1882-1945.
United States.--Office of Strategic Services--History.
World War, 1939-1945--Secret service--United States.
Intelligence service--United States--History--20th century.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [453]-463) and index.

Contents:

30. Aftermath. 2. Spies, saboteurs, and traitors -- 3. Strange bedfellows -- 4. Spymaster in the Oval Office -- 5. The defeatist and the defiant -- 6. "There is no U.S. Secret Intelligence Service" -- 7. Spies versus ciphers -- 8. Donovan enters the game -- 9. "Our objective is to get America into the war" -- 10. Catastrophe or conspiracy -- 11. Secrets of the Map Room -- 12. Intramural spy wars -- 13. Premier secret of the war -- 14. Enter the OSS -- 15. "We are striking back" -- 16. An exchange : an invasion for a bomb -- 17. Leakage from the top -- 18. Distrusting Allies -- 19. Deceivers and the deceived -- 20. The White House is penetrated -- 21. If overlord fails -- 22. Cracks in the Reich -- 23. A secret unshared -- 24. "Take a look at the OSS" -- 25. Sympathizers and spies -- 26. A leaky vessel -- 27. Who knew and when -- 28. "Stalin has been deceiving me all along" -- 29. "The following are the latest casualties -- 30. Aftermath.

ISBN:

9780375761263
0375761268

LCCN:

2001019106

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