The Secret War Against Hitler

Casey gets to write this book because he went on to be director of the CIA. What did he do in the war, daddy? He worked for Donovan in the OSS, organizing agent insertion and agent communication, first in France, then in Germany. This book is a textbook-like summary of OSS activity from early 1944 u......more

William Casey, who was appointed and served under Ronald Reagan as Director of Central Intelligence (DCI), was not a political hack appointed to one of the most important jobs in government. Casey, whose politics I did not necessarily admire, was a Wall Street lawyer who trained under Major General......more

Insights on commanders, particularly Patton, Ike, Patch and Monty. Patton and Patch's enlightened use of intelligence, and of the Free French as flank guards, pathfinders, mop-up units, and for intelligence. Uses and limits of intelligence. Great insights on economic intelligence, and target selecti......more

Ágætis frásögn af leyniaðgerðum Bandamanna í Síðari heimsstyrjöldinni, sérstaklega Bandaríkjamanna. Ýmislegt fróðleg sem þarna kemur fram en hafa verður vara á að Casey sem síðar varð forstjóri CIA ritar þessa bók sem áróðursrit fyrir mikilvægi njósna og annarra leyniaðgerða. Áhugavert er að sjá harð......more