The Office of Strategic Services and Italian Americans : the untold history / Salvatore J. LaGumina.

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 milit...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: LaGumina, Salvatore John, 1928- (Author)
Language:English
Published: [Cham, Switzerland] : Palgrave Macmillan, [2016]
Series:Italian and Italian American studies (Palgrave Macmillan (Firm))
Subjects:
United States. > Office of Strategic Services > History.
United States. > Office of Strategic Services.
Italian Americans > History > 20th century.
World War, 1939-1945 > Italian Americans.
World War, 1939-1945 > Secret service > United States.
Italian Americans.
Secret service.
United States.
1900-1999
History.
Genre:
History.
Local Note:
MSU: Purchased with funds provided by the Burton L. Gerber and Rosalie P. Gerber Endowment for the MSU Libraries.
Physical Description:vi, 188 pages ; 22 cm.
Format: Book

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