William j donovan introduction (2 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Good Minus. Stated First Edition. Octavo, 8.6 in. x 5.7 in., pp. xi, [1], 305. Gray-green cloth boards with blue and blue-outlined green title to spine. Rubbing to extremities with corners lightly nudged and just showing. Shaken spine. Pencilled notes to frort endpapers. Rear hinge showing but holding. Light age-toning to pages. The classic wartime memoir written by Elizabeth Peet MacDonald (later known as Elizabeth P. McIntosh) (1915-2015). The book chronicles her extraordinary experiences serving in the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) during World War II, where she specialized in morale operations and spreading disinformation across India, Burma, and China.…

Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. First edition. First edition, first printing. xii, 305 pp. Bound in publisher's gray cloth with gilt and navy blue stamping to spine. Near Fine with light rubbing to upper and lower edges, tiny bump to fore edge of rear board. In a scarce Near Fine dust jacket, upper corner of front flap clipped but price of $3.00 intact at lower corner, with light wear and toning. Elizabeth Peet MacDonald's knowledge of Japanese earned her a more active role in the wartime Office of Strategic Services than that enjoyed by most women. She worked on spreading disinformation in India and China, with dramatic success in the latter country, and published this account of her adventures (with an introduction by OSS chief and CIA founder William J. Donovan) two years after the war's end. The New York Times praised MacDonald's sense of fun: Her book is fast-paced and packed with interest. In spots it is hilarious. And even if she did fluff an early perception test by mistaking a dashing young Hollywood press agent for a Catholic priest, she has handled her narrative with the accuracy of a good reporter.…