Espionage Agent
(1939) As war is spreading across Europe and North Africa an American career diplomat falls in love with a beautiful woman who he later discovers has been involved in German espionage. ...
29
May
03
May
Ryder Street
We found the building that housed OSS Counterespionage, known as X-2, during World War II ...
12
Mar
Undercover Girl
(1947) Elizabeth P. "Betty" MacDonald joined the OSS (Office of Strategic Services) in 1943. After the war, she wrote her memoirs, this book, and it is a treasure....
21
Oct
Penetration
When I was going through sixty-year-old files and boxes from WWII OSS Stockholm at the National Archives this past week, I found several references to "Penetration" of the USAAF Internees by German agents. ...
14
Oct
National Archives College Park
On Monday, I flew to College Park, MD (just outside Washington, DC) to spend four days at the National Archives facility there. This is where the declassified records of the Office of Strategic Services are stored. ...
14
Aug
Stella Polaris
On September 21st and 22nd 1944 four rusting ships left Närpes, a city on the west coast of Finland, and on a stormy night crossed over the Gulf of Bothnia (upper portion of the Baltic Sea) to two cities on Sweden’s eastern coastline, It...
11
Aug
Blanche’s Café
Since Sweden was a neutral country during World War II, internationals from all over the world congregated there. They would mingle freely in the cafes and restaurants. ...
05
Jul
Hotell Siljansborg
My brothers and sisters have heard about the Hotell Siljansborg in Rättvik for as long as we can remember. It is where our parents spent their honeymoon in January of 1945. ...
12
Jun
Code Name: Emerald
Favorite (1985) The Nazis are desperate to uncover the details of "Operation Overlord." An OSS double agent is determined to make sure they don't....
07
Jun
Stadshuset
Stadshuset is Stockholm's magnificent City Hall. Designed by architect Ragnar Ostberg, it was finished in 1923 and sits on the waters of the bay named Riddarfjärden. ...