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The CASSIA spy ring in World War II Austria : a history of the OSS's Maier-Messner Group
- Title
- The CASSIA spy ring in World War II Austria : a history of the OSS's Maier-Messner Group / C. Turner.
- Author
- Turner, C., 1965-
- Publication
- Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2017]
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | JFD 18-407 | Schwarzman Building - Main Reading Room 315 |
Details
- Description
- viii, 233 pages; 23 cm
- Summary
- " This first full-length account of CASSIA describes its contributions to the Allied war effort--including reports on the V-2 missile, Nazi death camps and advanced combat aircraft and tanks--before a catastrophic intelligence failure sent key members to the guillotine, firing squad or gas chamber"--
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- Part I. The communion of nightfall -- The student -- The priest -- The communist -- The musician -- Part II. The confession of splinters -- The merchant -- Intelligence esoterica; a brief analysis of intelligence reporting on Peenemunde -- The forester -- The associate -- The middleman -- The handler -- Intelligence esoterica; a closer look at CASSIA's intelligence reporting -- The snitch -- The policeman -- The soldiers -- Part III. The eulogy of triumph -- The professional -- The mole -- The arrests -- Intelligence esoterica: analysis of the order of arrests -- The hotel and the prison -- The interrogations -- The executions -- The opposition -- The survivors -- The actor and the architect -- Part IV. The benediction of tragedy -- Operational analysis: CASSIA -- Operational analysis: OSS -- The coda.
- Call Number
- JFD 18-407
- ISBN
- 9781476669694
- 1476669694
- LCCN
- 2017036549
- OCLC
- 981976346
- Author
- Turner, C., 1965- author.
- Title
- The CASSIA spy ring in World War II Austria : a history of the OSS's Maier-Messner Group / C. Turner.
- Publisher
- Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2017]
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Research Call Number
- JFD 18-407