OPERATIVES,SPIES,AND SABOTEURS:THE UNKNOWN STORY OF THE MEN AND WOMEN OF WORLD WAR II’S OSS

Book ID/图书代码： 13049005B08787

English Summary/英文概要： A history of World War II espionage and covert operations activities, presented from the perspective of OSS agents, recounts numerous secret missions that contributed to the war’s outcome.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 亚马逊网站五星评级二战的胜利不仅仅是前线战士们打下的，也不只是无数将军、司令的丰功伟绩，事实上，有一群人斗士也为二战立下过汗马功劳-----他们就是影子勇士。《特工、间谍和阴谋家：美国战略服务局OSS的神秘故事》则是第一本介绍影子勇士辛勤工作的作品，叙述手法精湛超群。大量的采访实录，再加上最新一批机密资料的大白于天下，渐渐地，那段沉浮已旧的特工史露出的水面。一场隐秘的地下战-----包括间谍活动、阴谋活动和蓄意破坏-------在创痍满目的整个欧洲战场上全面开花了，直逼敌军内部。供应链被破坏了，重要的情报截取了，并被传回联军本部，抵抗运动纷纷组织起来，零星的战斗时常会爆发，但更多的时候，是无声无息的、目标性的刺杀活动。可以说，OSS（即美国战略服务局，中情局的前身）的故事为这段历史上最重大的武装冲突------即第二次世界大战----抒写了一个戏剧性的终结篇。 在这样一个被各种各样强加于中情局的条条框框束缚地面目全非的世界里，OSS的态度很是玩票性质。被誉为“西域枪神”的传奇人物，美国战略服务局局长Donovan动作干脆利索，很快就组织起了一个所向披靡的队伍，他招募来的斗士不仅才智超群，而且各个都不怕死。他麾下的这群男男女女特工们运用狡诈、智慧和十足的胆量，必要时，还少不了耍耍个人魅力，伪装深入敌后战线，当然这样的特工活动是绝对机密的。 被畅销作家Hampton Sides笑称为“下一个斯塔兹·特克尔”的Patrick O’Donnell决心花毕生心血赶在最后一位老兵谢世前收集二战中鲜为人知的故事，他讨教过最难对付的人，也向最杰出的士兵们打听过，而现在他又要揭开二战中最诡秘的那帮人人物的真实面目，OSS特工。在《特工、间谍和阴谋家：美国战略服务局OSS的神秘故事》中，前中情局局长William Colby要来现身说法了，他跳伞降落到挪威，去破坏那里的铁路干线，Virginia Hall也要露个脸，她伪装成挤奶女工，加入了法国抵抗运动，最后成了德国首席通缉犯之一，美国战略服务局中的精彩故事各个堪称经典，完全真实，都是O’Donnell先生辛苦研究的结晶。 至今为止，美国战略服务局的特工们并没得到公众的认可，也没有为他们举行过任何颇受关注的授勋仪式，但是OSS的故事则突出了间谍和破坏活动在战争中的重要性，他们为联军的入侵铺平了道路，也破坏了轴心国的防御系统。《特工、间谍和阴谋家：美国战略服务局OSS的神秘故事》向我们左证了一点，隐秘的地下战是二战中最戏剧性也是最核心的元素之一。

Awards/获奖情况：STARRED REVIEW—“A lively recounting of America’s shadow war against the Axis powers, fraught with peril, treachery, and bad decisions. First-rate reading for fans of cloak-and-dagger stuff, and for students of WWII history.”—KIRKUS REVIEWS (December 1, 2003) “A revealing look into the intrigue and extraordinary courage of our intelligence gatherers of World War II. A rare combination of suspense thriller and true heroism by a great American writer.”—Clive Cussler “Before there was a James Bond or a CIA, before there was a genre called the spy thriller, real-life spooks worked behind the scenes, often at tremendous risk, to win World War II. Deftly using oral history and recently declassified documents, Patrick O’Donnell gives us a fascinating look at the shaken-not-stirred life of these intrepid soldiers, who were into intrigue long before intrigue was cool.”—Hampton Sides, author of GHOST SOLDIERS “This is a unique and uniquely valuable contribution, casting a penetrating light into the war in the shadows during World War II. O’Donnell breaks new ground with these first-hand accounts by people who never expected to tell their story. Just as it seemed there was nothing new to say, along comes a book like this.”—Geoffrey Perret, author of EISENHOWER OPERATIVES, SPIES AND SABOTEURS is a superbly told story of the men and women of the OSS. They helped write the book on special operations. I was struck by the similarity of the context of their stories to ones I’ve experienced in different combat situations. This book is a must-read for those in the special operations business today and anyone else who wants to learn about the exploits of the real warriors of the OSS during WW II. Only by understanding the deeds of those who have gone before us can we appreciate the sacrifices made that paved the way for the outstanding records established by present-day special warriors.”—Captain Robert A. Gormly, USN (Ret.), author of COMBAT SWIMMER and former commander SEAL Teams Two and Six and Naval Special Warfare Group Two

About the Author/作者介绍： Patrick K. O’Donnell is the author of Beyond Valor, which won the Colby Circle Award for outstanding military history, and Into the Rising Sun: In Their Own Words, World War II’s Pacific Veterans Reveal the Heart of Combat. He has provided historical consulting for Dreamworks’ award-winning miniseries Band of Brothers and for documentaries produced by the BBC, The History Channel, and Fox news. He is an expert on WWII espionage and special operations.

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