A Spy's Diary of World War II: Inside the OSS with an American Agent in Europe

by Wayne Nelson

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780786445486
Publisher:	McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
Publication date:	09/29/2009
Series:	History/Military/World War II
Pages:	210
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.70(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

The late Wayne Nelson, a former actor and playwright, earned a Bronze Star and France’s Croix de Guerre for his service with the OSS during World War II. He also served the CIA in Washington, Turkey, Greece, South Korea and West Germany.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Prologue: The Fever of War     
Preface (by Kay Shaw Nelson)     
Introduction: The Briefcase (by Kay Shaw Nelson)     

1. The SS Evangeline     
2. Algiers     
3. La Maddalena     
4. Corsica     
5. Operations from Bastia     
6. Interlude     
7. Dark Moon Ops     
8. Operation Dragoon     
9. France: The Vosges Region     
10. Courageous Women and Men Spies     
11. Bordeaux Pockets     

Epilogue (by Kay Shaw Nelson)     
Index     

Editorial Reviews

compelling...vivid...highly recommended”—The Midwest Book Review; “a fitting tribute”—Intelligencer: Journal of U.S. Intelligence Studies.

From the Publisher

compelling...vivid...highly recommended

The Midwest Book Review