OSS - The Psychology of War
The Office of Strategic Services was America's first "central" intelligence and covert action agency.
Pioneered by a maverick Wall Street lawyer named William "Wild Bill" Donovan, the OSS seemed to take on his personality. Donovan was interested in results, had no patience for bureaucracy, and was willing to try any new idea. As a result, the work of the OSS ranged from the enlightened to the absurd.
While the OSS' mission may have been laudable, its hard-hitting methods set unfortunate precedents for future conflicts. Civilians were organized into partisan militias, and psychological terror was considered a weapon just like any other in the military's arsenal. These files offer a rare and uncensored view of the Second World War that you won't find in any history books.
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