A Spy's Diary of World War II : Inside the OSS with an American Agent in Europe

Here are the wartime diaries of Wayne Nelson, an OSS officer who served in North Africa and Europe during World War II. A prewar colleague of Allan Dulles, Nelson joined an infant OSS after failing to join the Navy because of a vision disability, and he went on to serve in North Africa, Sicily, Sardinia, Italy, Corsica, and mainland France. Erudite and a skilled writer, Nelson captured intriguing observations about some of the most important spy operations of the war, and his diaries offer a thrilling, readable and informative glimpse into the life of a spy during World War II.

Here is the wartime diary of Wayne Nelson, an OSS officer who served in North Africa and Europe during World War II. A prewar colleague of Allen Dulles, Nelson joined an infant OSS after failing to join the Navy because of a vision disability, and he went on to serve in North Africa, Sicily, Sardinia, Italy, Corsica, and mainland France. Erudite and a skilled writer, Nelson captured intriguing observations about some of the most important spy operations of the war, and his diary entries offer a thrilling, readable and informative glimpse into the life of a spy during World War II.

"Here are the wartime diaries of Wayne Nelson, an OSS officer who served in North Africa and Europe during World War II. Nelson captured intriguing observations about some of the most important spy operations of the war, and his diaries offer a thrilling, readable and informative glimpse into the life of a spy during World War II"--Provided by publisher. Wayne Nelson was an OSS officer who served in North Africa and Europe in WWII. A prewar colleague of Allan Dulles, Nelson joined an infant OSS after failing to join the Navy because of a vision disability, and he went on to serve in North Africa, Sicily, Sardinia, Italy, Corsica, and mainland France. This title includes wartime diaries of Nelson. Prologue : the fever of war Preface (by Kay Shaw Nelson) Introduction : the briefcase (by Kay Shaw Nelson) The SS evangeline Algiers La Maddalena Corsica Operations from Bastia Interlude Dark moon ops Operation dragoon France: the Vosges region Courageous women & men spies Bordeaux pockets.