{"product_id":"the-dirty-tricks-department-stanley-lovell-the-oss-and-the-masterminds-of-world-war-ii-secret-warfare-paperback","title":"The Dirty Tricks Department: Stanley Lovell, the Oss, and the Masterminds of World War II Secret Warfare - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn Lisle\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Lisle reveals the untold story of the OSS Research and Development Branch--\u003ci\u003eThe Dirty Tricks Department\u003c\/i\u003e--and its role in World War II.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the summer of 1942, Stanley Lovell, a renowned industrial chemist, received a mysterious order to report to an unfamiliar building in Washington, D.C. When he arrived, he was led to a barren room where he waited to meet the man who had summoned him. After a disconcerting amount of time, William \"Wild Bill\" Donovan, the head of the Office of Strategic Services (OSS), walked in the door. \"You know your Sherlock Holmes, of course,\" Donovan said as an introduction. \"Professor Moriarty is the man I want for my staff...I think you're it.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFollowing this life-changing encounter, Lovell became the head of a secret group of scientists who developed dirty tricks for the OSS, the precursor to the CIA. Their inventions included Bat Bombs, suicide pills, fighting knives, silent pistols, and camouflaged explosives. Moreover, they forged documents for undercover agents, plotted the assassination of foreign leaders, and performed truth drug experiments on unsuspecting subjects. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBased on extensive archival research and personal interviews, \u003ci\u003eThe Dirty Tricks Department \u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of these scheming scientists, explores the moral dilemmas that they faced, and reveals their dark legacy of directly inspiring the most infamous program in CIA history: MKULTRA.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJOHN LISLE is a historian of science and the American intelligence community. He earned a Ph.D. in history from the University of Texas and has taught courses on U.S. history, cyberspace, and information warfare at the University of Texas, Louisiana Tech University, and Austin Community College. His writing has appeared in \u003ci\u003eScientific American\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSmithsonian \u003c\/i\u003emagazine, \u003ci\u003eSkeptic\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eJournal of Intelligence History\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003ePhysics in Perspective\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eThe Dirty Tricks Department\u003c\/i\u003e is his first book.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8.1 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 06, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51978518298925,"sku":"9781250838483","price":21.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/glZ1xOltrk9781250838483.webp?v=1775805597","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/the-dirty-tricks-department-stanley-lovell-the-oss-and-the-masterminds-of-world-war-ii-secret-warfare-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}