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03327aam a2200553 a 4500 001 6DB5EA44214711EEBC7340321FECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20230713010558 008 090820s2009 enka b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2009502074 020 $a 1849080984 020 $a 9781849080989 020 $a 1846034639 020 $a 9781846034633 035 $a (OCoLC)277201909 040 $a UKM $b eng $c DLC $d UKM $d BTCTA $d C#P $d BWX $d DMZ $d GEBAY $d YDXCP $d CHRRO $d BDX $d IJ5 $d MHR $d OCLCF $d OCLCQ $d OCLCO $d OCL $d OCLCQ $d OCL $d OCLCQ $d QQ3 $d OCLCO $d UKMGB $d OCLCA $d OCL $d OCLCO $d SILO 042 $a lccopycat 043 $a n-us--- 050 00 $a D810.S7 $b L484 2009 072 7 $a s1ht $2 rero 082 04 $a 940.548673 $2 22 100 1 $a Liptak, Eugene. 245 10 $a Office of Strategic Services, 1942-45 : $b the World War II origins of the CIA / $c Eugene Liptak ; illustrated by Richard Hook. 260 $a Oxford ; $b Osprey, $c 2009. 300 $a 64 pages : $b illustrations (come color) ; $c 25 cm. 490 1 $a Elite ; $v 173 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (pages 62-63) and index. 505 0 $a Introduction -- Organization. Secret intelligence -- Special operations -- Operational groups -- Maritime unit -- Morale operations -- X-2 Counterespionage -- Research & Analysis -- Research & Development -- Field photographic -- Communications -- Special funds -- Medical services -- Operations. North Africa -- Neutral countries -- Italy & Western Mediterranean -- Balkans -- France & the low countries -- Czechoslovakia -- Norway -- Germany -- SE Asia & the Pacific -- China -- Mercy missions -- Weapons and equipment. Special weapons -- Standard issue weapons -- Sabotage -- Communications & ciphers -- Undercover : clothing, ID documents, accessories -- Maritime equipment -- Transportation. 520 $a This intriguing story of the origins and development of the American espionage forces covers all of the different departments involved, with a particular emphasis on the courageous teams operating in the field. The volume is illustrated with many photographs, including images from the film director John Ford who led the OSS Photographic Unit and parachuted into Burma in 1943. 610 10 $a United States. $b Office of Strategic Services $x History. 610 17 $a United States. $b Office of Strategic Services. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00542242 610 17 $a USA $b Office of Strategic Services $2 gnd 610 10 $a United States. $b Office of Strategic Services $x History. 650 0 $a World War, 1939-1945 $x Secret service $z United States. 650 6 $a Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 $x Service secret $z EÌtats-Unis. 650 7 $a Secret service. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01110661 651 7 $a United States. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01204155 650 0 $a World War, 1939-1945 $x Secret service $z United States. 648 7 $a 1939-1945 $2 fast 655 4 $a Nonfiction. 655 7 $a History. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01411628 700 1 $a Hook, Richard, $d 1938-2010. 700 1 $a Hook, Richard. 776 08 $i Online version: $a Liptak, Eugene. $t Office of Strategic Services, 1942-45. $d Oxford ; New York : Osprey, 2009 $w (OCoLC)891470903 830 0 $a Elite series ; $v 173. 941 $a 1 952 $l PLAX964 $d 20240724065159.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=6DB5EA44214711EEBC7340321FECA4DB 994 $a 92 $b IOHInitiate Another SILO Locator Search