書目名稱 | The Office of Strategic Services and Italian Americans |
副標(biāo)題 | The Untold History |
編輯 | Salvatore J. LaGumina |
視頻video | http://file.papertrans.cn/916/915226/915226.mp4 |
概述 | Provides the first book-length analysis of the formation of the Office of Strategic Services and the role played by Italians in the invasion of Italy.Includes first-person interviews with key players. |
叢書名稱 | Italian and Italian American Studies |
圖書封面 |  |
描述 | .This book explores the contributions of Italian Americans employed by the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) during World War II. Italian Americans fluent in Italian language and customs became integral parts of intelligence operations working behind enemy lines. These units obtained priceless military information that significantly helped defeat the Axis. They parachuted into frozen mountains tops to link up with Italian guerilla units in northern Italy or hovered in small patrol torpedo boats and row boats across the Mediterranean Sea in pitch black darkness to destroy railroad junctions.. |
出版日期 | Book 2016 |
關(guān)鍵詞 | Italian Americans; Office of Strategic Services; Max (Biaggio) Corvo; Anti-fascist Italians; World War I |
版次 | 1 |
doi | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-33334-2 |
isbn_softcover | 978-3-319-81487-2 |
isbn_ebook | 978-3-319-33334-2Series ISSN 2635-2931 Series E-ISSN 2635-294X |
issn_series | 2635-2931 |
copyright | The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer International P |