Overview: Based on OSS records only recently released to US National Archives, and on evidence from British archival sources, this is a thoroughly researched study of the Office of Strategic Services in London. The OSS was a critical liaison and operational outpost for American intelligence during World War II. Dr MacPherson puts the activities of the OSS into the larger context of the Anglo-American relationship and the various aspects of intelligence theory, while examining how a modern American intelligence capability evolved.
Author(s): Nels MacPherson
Edition: annotated edition
Year: 2003
Language: English
Pages: 304
Half-Title......Page 1
Title......Page 4
Copyright......Page 5
Contents......Page 6
Dedication......Page 7
Acknowledgements......Page 8
Abbreviations......Page 10
Introduction......Page 18
NOTES......Page 28
1 The British Intelligence Community: Setting the Tone for OSS......Page 33
NOTES......Page 51
2 The Genesis of OSS/London, and the British Dimension......Page 58
NOTES......Page 74
3 Servants of OVERLORD: SO, SI, and the Invasion of Europe......Page 80
NOTES......Page 98
4 Reductio Ad Absurdum: R&A/London’s Quest for Relevance......Page 107
NOTES......Page 124
5 Falling Short of the Target: EOU, SIRA, and the Pitfalls of R&A......Page 129
NOTES......Page 149
6 Inspired Improvisation: William Casey and the Penetration of Germany......Page 160
Functional unification......Page 167
NOTES......Page 178
7 Following the British Example: X-2 and Morale Operations......Page 186
NOTES......Page 203
8 Full Circle: Anglo-American Intelligence and the Transition to Cold War......Page 210
NOTES......Page 236
Conclusion......Page 250
NOTES......Page 258
a. Public Record Office, Kew......Page 260
a. National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, DC......Page 261
B. Published Documents......Page 263
D. Memoirs, Reminiscences, and Personal Narratives......Page 264
A. Official Histories......Page 266
B. Biographies......Page 267
C. Books......Page 268
D. Articles......Page 277
E. Book Reviews and Review Articles......Page 282
G. Unpublished Dissertation......Page 283
Index......Page 284
