The OSS is an accessible survey of america's First Spy Agency and Its Secret Operations in World War II. It introduces the principal chronology, institutions and turning points while locating the subject within its regional and international setting.
The book connects political and military developments with social, economic, religious and cultural change, providing a broad starting point for readers before they move to more specialised studies. Its historical scope is represented on HBS by Office of Strategic Services, 1942–1945.
