A Spy's Diary of World War II

Download or read book A Spy's Diary of World War II written by Wayne Nelson and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2009-10-21 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.