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Book and Dagger: How Scholars and Librarians Became the Unlikely Spies of World War II
By Graham, Elyse
- ISBN
- 9780063280847
- Publisher
- Ecco
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Reviewed on September 1, 2024 | Social Sciences
At the beginning of World War II, the United States lacked a robust intelligence network. Under the direction of Bill Donovan, the Office of Strategic Services (OSS), the forerunner to the CIA, recruited hundreds of librarians, archivists, and professors to build up a base of knowledge and research skills. Historian Graham (digital humanities, Stony Brook Univ.; You Talkin' to Me?: The Unruly History of New York English) chronicles how these academics r...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
