ISBN: 9780520020238 - office of strategic services: secret history of america's first central intelligence agency (25 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. Hardcover with DJ. Text unmarked. Covers show edge wear with rubbing. Binding is tight, hinges strong. Dust jacket shows edge wear with tears and a sunned spine. Foxing/dust-dulling on page edges.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. No Jacket. Former library book; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Zustand: Good. First Edition, 1st Printing. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. …

Zustand: Good. First Edition, 1st Printing. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Hardback. Zustand: Good. The best book about America's first modern secret service. --Washington Post Book World In the months before World War I, FDR prepared the country for conflict with Germany and Japan by reshuffling various government agencies to create the Office of Strategic Services--America's first intelligence agency and the direct precursor to the CIA. When he charged William (Wild Bill) Donovan, a successful Wall Street lawyer and Wilkie Republican, to head up the office, the stage was set for some of the most fantastic and fascinating operations the U.S. government has ever conducted. Author Richard Harris Smith, himself an ex-CIA hand, documents the controversial agency from its conception as a spin-off of the Office of the Coordinator for Information to its demise under Harry Truman and reconfiguration as the CIA. During his tenure, Donovan oversaw a chaotic cast of some ten thousand agents drawn from the most conservative financial scions to the country's most idealistic New Deal true believers. Together they usurped the roles of government agencies both foreign and domestic, concocted unbelievably complicated conspiracies, and fought the good fight against the Axis powers of Germany and Japan. For example, when OS operatives stole vital military codebooks from the Japanese embassy in Portugal, the operation was considered a success. But the success turned into a flop as the Japanese discovered what had happened, and hastily changed a code that had already been decrypted by the U.S. Navy. Colorful personalities and truly priceless anecdotes abound in what may be called the most authoritative work on the subject.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good+. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. First Edition. A tight cpy with remain of a bookplate on ffep. Jacket is sunfaded at spine and shows moderate edge and corner wear.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition, first printing. Hardbound. Near Fine in a very good dust jacket. A tight, clean copy, with some slight general wear, small closed jacket tears and chips. NOT price-clipped. Comes with archival-quality mylar dust jacket protector. Shipped in well padded box. SALE.…

hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: very good. first edition. Large octavo, dark green cloth covers with gilt pine titles. Includes black and white illustrations, notes, bibliography, index. xii [2] 458 pages. Book is in fine condition; dust jacket has a couple of small closed tears, still very good. " A fascinating historical reconstruction of the OSS story. Mr. Smith's lively and objective account brings to life the mixture of intelligence, bravery, creativity, confusion, corruption, monarchism, communism and sheer zaniness in Wild Bill Donovan's circus." --Arthur Schlesinger, Jr. Espionage, Counterintelligence, Spies, Spying, CIA. 060299B.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. First Edition. Berkeley, LA, and London: University of California Press, 1972. First Edition. 8vo.xii, 458 pages, Index, Notes, Bibliography. 23 illustrations from photographs including full page portrait of General William "Wild Bill" Donovan. Green cloth, gilt spine letters. Book near fine, no owner's name. Dustjacket slightly worn, few short tears, light splash stain on front cover panel, price intact. From dj: "Conceived in the military crisis of World War II, the U. S. Office of Strategic Services was America's first central intelligence agency." Founded and directed by General Donovan. ISBN 0520020235; 23 illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 458 pages.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. 1st Edition. Dust jacket sunned along edges, small chips and curling along top edge near spine; still bright; previous owner name stamp on several pages; slight foxing at top edge; small number of black and white photos in text; otherwise a clean and tight book.

Zustand: good, ex-lib. 458, illus., notes, bibliography, index, usual library markings, some wear to boards, some edge soiling.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fair. First Edition. This could have light cosmetic flaws, but remains in good condition. Dust jacket condition is Acceptable. This copy is the First Edition of the published work. Secure packaging for safe delivery.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. First Edition. First edition. 458pp. Ex-library with the usual markings, good only in a near fine dust jacket.

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 458 pages; Description: xii, 458 p. Illus. 24 cm. Bibliography: p. [421]-433. Subjects: United States --Secret service. Office of Strategic Services. World War, 1939-1945 1 Kg. …

Unknown binding. Zustand: Good. Likely ex-military library - likely lighter use with corresponding military stamp. Likely condition is Fair-Good if not stated. All other info as listed. NB note this is a placeholder description and my entire list is being regularly updated with photographs and information. Please enquire for further details for this copy.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. Presumed First Edition, First printing. xii, [2], 458, [6] pages. Illustrations. Notes. Bibliography, Index. Derived from a Kirkus review: Its declared goal was -- "a reasoned and thoughtful critique of the excesses of clandestine bureaucracy". This compilation offers a rich file of facts, vignettes, and who was who in the OSS, the chief intelligence agency during World War II. A heavy emphasis on personalities produces piquant sidelights on the diverse political opinions and backgrounds of OSS recruits. Leftists like Paul Sweezy, Carl Manzani, and Herbert Marcuse worked with corporate executives, investment bankers, and establishment academics in operations which in turn involved all stripes of antifascists as well as tainted figures like Admiral Darlan of France and Mihailovic of Yugoslavia. The book documents OSS dealings with Ho Chi Minh, who apparently believed the U.S. had no imperial designs on Southeast Asia. The emphasis on personalities and organizational details gives it utility. "The best book about Americaâ s first modern secret service."--Washington Post Book World. In the months before World War II, FDR prepared the country for conflict with Germany and Japan by reshuffling various government agencies to create the Office of Strategic Services--Americaâ s first intelligence agency and the direct precursor to the CIA. When he charged William (â Wild Billâ ) Donovan, a successful Wall Street lawyer and Wilkie Republican, to head up the office, the die was set for some of the most fantastic and fascinating operations the U.S. government has ever conducted. Author Richard Harris Smith, himself an ex-CIA hand, documents the controversial agency from its conception as a spin-off of the Office of the Coordinator for Information to its demise under Harry Truman and reconfiguration as the CIA. During his tenure, Donovan oversaw a chaotic cast of some ten thousand agents drawn from the most conservative financial scions to the countryâ s most idealistic New Deal true believers. Together they usurped the roles of government agencies both foreign and domestic, concocted unbelievably complicated conspiracies, and fought the good fight against the Axis powers of Germany and Japan. For example, when OSS operatives stole vital military codebooks from the Japanese embassy in Portugal, the operation was considered a success. But the success turned into a flop as the Japanese discovered what had happened, and hastily changed a code that had already been decrypted by the U.S. Navy. Colorful personalities and truly priceless anecdotes abound in what may arguably be called the most authoritative work on the subject.…