The Office of Strategic Services and Italian Americans

The Untold History

By:

Salvatore J. LaGumina

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Hardback

Series:

Italian and Italian American Studies

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This book explores the contributions of Italian Americans employed by the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) during World War II. Italian Americans fluent in Italian language and customs became integral parts of intelligence operations working behind enemy lines. These units obtained priceless military information that significantly helped defeat the Axis. They parachuted into frozen mountains tops to link up with Italian guerilla units in northern Italy or hovered in small patrol torpedo boats and row boats across the Mediterranean Sea in pitch black darkness to destroy railroad junctions.

Author Biography:

Salvatore J. LaGumina is Professor Emeritus and Director of the Center for Italian American Studies at Nassau Community College, USA. He has been president of the American Italian Historical Association, has written dozens of scholarly articles and is the author, editor and co-editor of twenty books on the Italian American experience. He has received many honors including the Pietro DiDonato/ John Fante Literary Award.

Release date NZ

October 5th, 2016

Author

Salvatore J. LaGumina

Audience

General (US: Trade)

Edition

1st ed. 2016

Illustrations

VI, 188 p.

Pages

188

Series

Italian and Italian American Studies

Dimensions

148x210x17

ISBN-13

9783319333335

Product ID

25095506

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