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Classical Spies : American Archaeologists with the OSS in World War II Greece.
Title:
Classical Spies : American Archaeologists with the OSS in World War II Greece.
Author:
Allen, Susan Heuck.
ISBN:
9780472027668
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (445 pages)
Contents:
Contents -- List of Abbreviations -- Prologue -- Chapter 1: "On the Rim of a Volcano" -- Chapter 2: Leaving the Ivory Tower -- Chapter 3: Flight -- Chapter 4: From Relief to Intelligence: Forging a "Grecian Formula" -- Chapter 5: Recruiting the Four Captains -- Chapter 6: "Playing Ball" and Striking Out with the British -- Chapter 7: "Preparing the Underground Railroad" -- Chapter 8: "Entering the Danger Zone" : The "Samos Show" -- Chapter 9: "Oriental Endurance" and the "Somber World of Snafu" -- Chapter 10: Operation Honeymoon -- Chapter 11: The Birds Began to Sing -- Chapter 12: Liberation and the "Dance of the Seven Veils" -- Chapter 13: Things Fall Apart -- Chapter 14: "Playing a Dangerous Game" -- Epilogue -- Appendixes -- Internal Assessment -- Who's Who -- OSS Greek Desk Missions -- OSS Bases and Secret Harbors or Coded Targets -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
Abstract:
Archaeologists and espionage during WWII.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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