Frank Gleason receives the OSS Congressional Gold Medal
Finally, Frank Gleason of Marietta, GA, has received his OSS Congressional Gold Medal!...
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Sweden and World War II
As it had since the early 1800s during times of war, Sweden affirmed its policy of neutrality when World War II became a certainty. ...
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May
The Germans in WWII Sweden
The most obvious early player in the espionage game in World War II Sweden was Germany. ...
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Jan
John Alexander Lönnegren, Swedish spy
Dr. John Alexander Lönnegren, at 65 years old, was known as an independent Swedish businessman. By the end of WWII, he would be involved in one of Sweden's most publicized spy scandals....
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Jul
Elizabeth MacDonald McIntosh
A long overdue tribute to one of the great ladies of the OSS (Office of Strategic Services) and the CIA. Elizabeth “Betty” McIntosh...
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Aug
The Americans in Paris
Paris in April of 1945 is where a group of OSS personnel celebrated VE Day. Can you think of anywhere more fabulous to celebrate? ...
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Feb
A Spy Among Friends
Favorite (2014) The story of Soviet spy Kim Philby and the two friends, one British and one American, that he so handily betrayed....
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Mar
The Monuments Men
Favorite (2014) The story of the men and women who, during and after World War II, engineered the rescue of the great works of art stolen by the Nazis. ...
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Mar
Strandvägen 7 ~ Then and Now
Strandvägen 7 is the complex on the famed "Beach Road" in Stockholm where the American Legation was located. In the back corner of the Legation offices were the top secret desks of OSS Stockholm, the Office of Strategic Services. ...