Herringbone Cloak--GI Dagger: Marines of the OSS
by
Major Robert E. Mattingly, USMC
Marine Corps Command and Staff College
10 May 1979Table of Contents
Preface vi Chapter I "The Worst Slap in the Face" 1 II "One of a Kind, Unique" 22 III "For Excellent Personal Reasons" 40 IV "A Pungent Collection" 48 V "Zdravo, Purvi Americanec" 65 VI "Did You Play Football in College?" 80 VII "I'm Going to Blow This Bridge and I'll Do the Same to You If Necessary" 95 VIII "Exigencies of the Situation" 105 IX "Who Knew Not Fear" 114 X "First Jed to Kill a Boche" 132 XI "How the Hell Did a Marine Get Here?" 147 XII "One Marine ... Eleven Hundred Germans" 162 XIII "Man, You Must Be Lost or Something" 183 Epilogue 200 End Notes 202 Appendices (Introduction 233 A A Brief Biography of William J. Donovan 234 B Documentary Exhibits 236 C Examples of Reports Declassified by Central Intelligence Agency and provided to Author 280 Annotated Bibliography 302 Reprise: Marines of the OSS 313
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