A spy"s diary of World War II

inside the OSS with an American agent in Europe

by Wayne Nelson

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Published 2009 by McFarland in Jefferson, N.C .
Written in

Subjects:

• Nelson, Wayne, -- 1912- -- Diaries,
• United States. -- Office of Strategic Services,
• World War, 1939-1945 -- Secret service -- United States,
• World War, 1939-1945 -- Underground movements -- Europe,
• Spies -- United States -- Diaries

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Edition Notes

Includes index.

Statement	Wayne Nelson.
Genre	Diaries
Classifications
LC Classifications	D810.S8 N45 2009
The Physical Object
Pagination	204 p. :
Number of Pages	204
ID Numbers
Open Library	OL24103711M
ISBN 10	9780786445486
LC Control Number	2009031127
OCLC/WorldCa	423587933

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