Sub Rosa The O S S and American Espionage edition by Stewart Alsop Thomas Braden Politics Social Sciences eBooks
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A thrilling history of the Office of Strategic Services, America’s precursor to the CIA, and its secret operations behind enemy lines during World War II.
Born in the fires of the Second World War, the Office of Strategic Services, or OSS, was the brainchild of legendary US Maj. Gen. William “Wild Bill” Donovan, designed to provide covert aid to resistance fighters in European nations occupied by Germany’s Nazi aggressors. Paratroopers Stewart Alsop and Thomas Braden—both of whom would become important political columnists in postwar years—became part of Wild Bill’s able collection of soldiers, spies, and covert operatives. Sub Rosa is an enthralling insider’s history of the remarkable intelligence operation that gave birth to the CIA.
In Sub Rosa, Alsop and Braden take readers on a breathtaking journey through the birth and development of the top secret wartime espionage organization and detail many of the extraordinary OSS missions in France, Germany, Dakar and Casablanca in North Africa, and in the jungles of Burma that helped to hasten the end of the Japanese Empire and the fall of Adolf Hitler’s powerful Reich.
As exciting as any international thriller written by Eric Ambler or Graham Greene, Alsop and Braden’s Sub Rosa is an indispensable addition to the literary history of American espionage and intelligence.
Born in the fires of the Second World War, the Office of Strategic Services, or OSS, was the brainchild of legendary US Maj. Gen. William “Wild Bill” Donovan, designed to provide covert aid to resistance fighters in European nations occupied by Germany’s Nazi aggressors. Paratroopers Stewart Alsop and Thomas Braden—both of whom would become important political columnists in postwar years—became part of Wild Bill’s able collection of soldiers, spies, and covert operatives. Sub Rosa is an enthralling insider’s history of the remarkable intelligence operation that gave birth to the CIA.
In Sub Rosa, Alsop and Braden take readers on a breathtaking journey through the birth and development of the top secret wartime espionage organization and detail many of the extraordinary OSS missions in France, Germany, Dakar and Casablanca in North Africa, and in the jungles of Burma that helped to hasten the end of the Japanese Empire and the fall of Adolf Hitler’s powerful Reich.
As exciting as any international thriller written by Eric Ambler or Graham Greene, Alsop and Braden’s Sub Rosa is an indispensable addition to the literary history of American espionage and intelligence.
Sub Rosa The O S S and American Espionage edition by Stewart Alsop Thomas Braden Politics Social Sciences eBooks
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Sub Rosa The O S S and American Espionage edition by Stewart Alsop Thomas Braden Politics Social Sciences eBooks Reviews
Open Road Media republishes books that have long since been relegated to the out-of-print registry. Some of them hold up to time better than others, and this is one of the best. This book was originally written in 1946, and as usual with early reactions, captures the intensity and feelings of the participants without the mellowing influences of time.
Open Road does not add any modern commentary or updates to the texts, even though I often with they would, so there are no corrections or further information on the stories presented, even though there may have been significant developments since the original publication date.
Sub Rosa is a series of accounts of operations conducted by the OSS (Office of Strategic Services), the forerunner to the CIA. It includes eyewitness and first person accounts of events during WWII.
=== The Good Stuff ===
* Life behind the lines in the war could be a nasty place, and Stewart Alsop and Braden Thomas capture that quite well. OSS operatives, and native Resistance fighters were playing for very high stakes, and capture could likely mean death and/or torture. And yet the men and women drawn to the service were not the outward risk-takers you would expect. The authors do an excellent job of capturing the personality of the “everyday people” that took on the tasks.
* There are stories of OSS operations in both Europe and Asia, including both successes and failures. The authors profile a few excellent leaders, and are not above discussing the strong and weak points of both the OSS and native leaders.
* These is no shortage of violence and atrocities. The authors do not sensationalize this, but they describe it accurately and show the consequences of those actions to both sides. There is also no shortage of racial epitaphs that no modern editor would allow, but which were in common use in 1946. I admire the publisher for leaving these intact in the text, because I believe history is best told in the language of the times, even if we find the language unacceptable by modern standards.
* Some of the stories were somewhat surprising, and the book included little details which give it authenticity. For example, I was amazed at the percentage of time that OSS officers, behind enemy lines, spent in uniform. While this may (or may not) have provided them with some protection in case of capture, it was much less risky than it seemed. In occupied Thailand, the odds of finding any Japanese soldiers in the interior of the country were relatively slim, and an American would stand out no matter how he was dressed.
=== The Not-So-Good Stuff ===
* As I mentioned, one of the characteristics of the Open Road reprints is that they do not update or append the original texts. While the book describes several Resistance and OSS campaigns, it does not indicate the overall effectiveness of these actions. Part of that is that the full effects were not quite fully understood in 1946 when the book was published. Later research and writings show just how important some of the Resistance fighters were. As a quick example, the invasion and battle of France was greatly aided by the inability of the German Army to move troops around the countryside because of sabotage and attacks on transportation systems undertaken by the Resistance.
* The book has an annoying habit of including quotes with phrases in French. Historically accurate, but I always need to run to the web for a translation.
=== Summary ===
I enjoyed the book, and while some of its factual content was later updated and perhaps modified, it does represent a history written shortly after the events occurred. You can still feel the raw emotions of some of the participants, and the book is full of the sort of details that fade with time.
It was a quick and easy read, and any WWII history buff would probably enjoy it.
=== Disclaimer ===
I was able to read an advance copy through the courtesy of the publisher and NetGalley.
Igt is for a gift so I have nopt read it. M. Ross
Period work, well researched. My father served in the OSS (northern Italy), and the authors were in his wedding party a year after the War ended.
Good read
Sub Rosa was written in competition with other personal attempts to let the word out about America's unknown spy agency in World War Two. The authors, as they stated, were involved in operations conducted by OSS. Basically, the book is like sticking yourself with a needle full of awesome. You read the book, and knowing how long ago it was written and by who, along with the writing style (which still writes somewhat clandestine), you can't help but get the feeling that you're on assignment with the men written about. I'd say get this book wherever possible, but I know that the only way everyone could get a copy is if it were accepted as another book of the Bible. So just get one and jealously guard it- because it's a wholloping good ride.
Wonderful to have this published again and in format!
Remembrances - a secret War and the work of those who brought knowledge of the enemy which made it possible to fight more effectively.
Very sloppy writing. could not stay interested in it even though I really enjoy true spy stories.
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