The Dirty Tricks Department
Stanley Lovell, the OSS, and the Masterminds of World War II Secret Warfare
By John Lisle · 2023
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- About this editionISBN: 9781250280251, 1250280257Page count: 384Published: March 7, 2023Format: ebookPublisher: St. Martin's Publishing GroupLanguage: EnglishAuthor: John LisleCreate CitationTable of contents
John Lisle reveals the untold story of the OSS Research and Development Branch—The Dirty Tricks Department—and its role in World War II.
In the summer of 1942, Stanley Lovell, a renowned industrial chemist, received a mysterious order to report to an unfamiliar building in Washington, D.C. When he arrived, he was led to a barren room where he waited to meet the man who had summoned him. After a disconcerting amount of time, William “Wild Bill” Donovan, the head of the Office of Strategic Services (OSS), walked in the door. “You know your Sherlock Holmes, of course,” Donovan said as an introduction. “Professor Moriarty is the man I want for my staff...I think you’re it.”
Following this life-changing encounter, Lovell became the head of a secret group of scien...Source: PublisherMore about this editionShow lessGet bookBuy DigitalThis editionAny editionBorrowEdit locationCancelCheck availability at libraries near youNo matching city or zip codeAvailable near youFairfax County Public LibraryebookHerndon Fortnightly Library, Reston Regional Library, Great Falls Library, Chantilly Regional Library, Centreville Regional LibraryPinnedPin libraryMontgomery County Public LibrariesaudiobookMaggie Nightingale (Poolesville) Library, Quince Orchard Library, Potomac Library, Germantown Library, Gaithersburg LibraryPinnedPin libraryGeorge Mason University School of Lawhardcover, paperbackFenwick Library, Arlington Campus Library, Antonin Scalia Law SchoolPinnedPin libraryMore optionsOther editionsFeb 6, 2024Mar 7, 2023St. Martin's Publishing GroupSt. Martin's Publishing GroupPaperbackHardcover352 pages338 pagesCommon terms and phrasesagentsAllenAmericanArmyaskedassassinationatomic bombAunt JemimaBat BombBergBill Donovanbiological warfarebiological weaponsBritishBruceBurmaCamouflage DivisionCarl EiflerChadwellCIADeadliest ColonelDetachment 101developeddevicedirty tricksdisguisesDivision 19Documents DivisionEiflerenemyexperimentsexplosiveFFairbairnFieserfiregasGermanGracioheavy waterMore terms and phrasesShow lessSimilar booksThe Dirty Tricks DepartmentThe Untold Story of the Real-life Q Branch, the Masterminds of Second World War Secret WarfareBy John LisleIn the summer of 1942, Stanley Lovell, a renowned industrial chemist, received a mysterious order to report to an unfamiliar building in Washington, D.C. When he arrived, he was led to a barren room ...About the workOriginally published: March 7, 2023Genre: BiographySubject: Biography & Autobiography / Military, History / Wars & Conflicts / World War II / General, Political Science / Intelligence & Espionage, Electronic books, Espionage, American -- History -- 20th century, Intelligence service -- History -- 20th century -- United StatesSee moreAuthorJohn LisleAuthorJOHN LISLE has a Ph.D. in history from the University of Texas, where he is now a professor of the history of science. His first book, The Dirty Tricks Department, tells the story of the scientists who developed secret weapons, documents, and disguises for the OSS during World War II. He has received research and writing awards from the National Academy of Sciences, the American Institute of Physics, and the National Endowment for the Humanities. His work has been published in Skeptic, Scientific American, Smithsonian Magazine, and elsewhere.Search John LisleMore by authorProject Mind ControlSidney Gottlieb, the CIA, and the Tragedy of MKULTRABy John Lisle"I am endlessly fascinated by this subject. Your book is amazing. I'm really excited you put in the time to write it. I feel like we could talk about this stuff for hours and hours and hours." —Joe ...PublisherSt. Martin's PressSearch St. Martin's Press
