Those units- filled with immigrants to America from the countries involved, or descendants of immigrants, who still spoke their native tongue- did things like coordinate Al (Note: I received a free copy of this book through Goodreads First Reads.) (Note: I received a free copy of this book through Goodreads First Reads.) The OSS is primarily known as a spy organization- the precursor to the CIA- that operated during World War II but they also operated commando units which operated behind enemy lines during the war, in places like Italy, Yugoslavia, and occupied France. The section at the end dealing with the murder of an officer, while an intriguing case, didn't really fit in with the rest of the book - it seemed to be there largely because for some reason the author decided to throw in some true crime with all the wartime action.more Lulushi provides a lot of detail, a habit he occasionally goes a little overboard with. Interesting look at the sort of OSS operations, concentrating mostly on the French and Italian theatres, that I hadn't previously read about. The section at the end dealing with the murder of an officer, while an intriguing case, didn't really fit in with the rest of the book - it seemed to be there largely because for some reason the author decided to throw in some true crime with all the wartime action.
They were the precursors to today's Special Forces operators.īased on declassified OSS records, personal collections, and oral histories of participants from both sides of the conflict, Donovan's Devils provides the most comprehensive account to date of the Operational Group activities, including a detailed narrative of the ill-fated Ginny mission, which resulted in the one of the OSS's gravest losses of the war. Their enemy showed them no mercy, and sometimes their closest friends betrayed them. They performed sabotage, organized native resistance, and rescued downed airmen, nurses, and prisoners of war. Organized into Operational Groups, they infiltrated into enemy territory by air or sea and operated for days, weeks, or months hundreds of miles from the closest Allied troops. Donovan's Devils tells the story of a different OSS, that of ordinary soldiers, recruited from among first- and second-generation immigrants, who volunteered for dangerous duty behind enemy lines and risked their lives in Italy, France, the Balkans, and elsewhere in Europe. As the "Oh So Social," it has also been portrayed as a club for the well-connected before, during, and after the war. Donovan's Devils tells the story of a different OSS, that of ordi The OSS-Office of Strategic Services-created under the command of William Donovan, has been celebrated for its cloak-and-dagger operations during World War II and as the precursor of the CIA.
The OSS-Office of Strategic Services-created under the command of William Donovan, has been celebrated for its cloak-and-dagger operations during World War II and as the precursor of the CIA.
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