The Office of Strategic Services and Italian Americans [electronic resource] : The Untold History /
LaGumina, Salvatore J.author.
This book explores the contributions of Italian Americans employed by the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) during World War II. Italian Americans fluent in Italian language and customs became integral parts of intelligence operations working behind enemy lines. These units obtained priceless military information that significantly helped defeat the Axis. They parachuted into frozen mountains tops to link up with Italian guerrilla units in northern Italy or hovered in small patrol torpedo boats and row boats across the Mediterranean Sea in pitch black darkness to destroy railroad junctions.
Description based upon print version of record.
10.1 OSS Partisans Face DangerNotes; Chapter 11: Conclusion; Notes; Glossary; Bibliography; The OSS Society Journal; Frank Tarallo Papers; Frank Zabatta Papers; Personal Interview:; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This book explores the contributions of Italian Americans employed by the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) during World War II. Italian Americans fluent in Italian language and customs became integral parts of intelligence operations working behind enemy lines. These units obtained priceless military information that significantly helped defeat the Axis. They parachuted into frozen mountains tops to link up with Italian guerrilla units in northern Italy or hovered in small patrol torpedo boats and row boats across the Mediterranean Sea in pitch black darkness to destroy railroad junctions.
United States-History.
Military history.
World War, 1939-1945.
World politics.
US History.
History of Military.
History of World War II and the Holocaust.
Political History.