THE DIRTY TRICKS DEPARTMENT

 

John Lisle reveals the untold story of the OSS Research and Development Branch—The Dirty Tricks Department—and its role in World War II.

“[An] enjoyable, picaresque and sometimes alarming book.”
—Ben Macintyre, New York Times

“A darkly entertaining trawl through the outlandish exploits and misadventures of Lovell’s “Department of Dirty Tricks,” the spymasters of the O.S.S. treat the rules of war as minor annoyances.”
—Air Mail

“A fascinating tale vividly told, full of sabotage and skullduggery, deviousness and invention, and populated by a cast of remarkable characters.”
—H.W. Brands, New York Times bestselling author