A spy's diary of World War II
Subtitle: inside the OSS with an American agent in Europe
By: Wayne Nelson.
Publisher: McFarland
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Jefferson, N.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 204
ISBN-13: 9780786445486
Subjects: Nelson, Wayne, -- 1912- -- Diaries; United States. -- Office of Strategic Services; World War, 1939-1945 -- Secret service -- United States; World War, 1939-1945 -- Underground movements -- Europe; Spies -- United States -- Diaries
Genres: Diaries
Description: "Here are the wartime diaries of Wayne Nelson, an OSS officer who served in North Africa and Europe during World War II. Nelson captured intriguing observations about some of the most important spy operations of the war, and his diaries offer a thrilling, readable and informative glimpse into the life of a spy during World War II"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: The SS evangeline; title: Algiers; title: La Maddalena; title: Corsica; title: Operations from Bastia; title: Interlude; title: Dark moon ops; title: Operation dragoon; title: France: the Vosges region; title: Courageous women & men spies; title: Bordeaux pockets.