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Intro:<\/strong><\/p>\n John Lisle reveals the untold story of the OSS Research and Development Branch\u2015 The Dirty Tricks Department \u2015and its role in World War II.<\/p>\n In the summer of 1942, Stanley Lovell, a renowned industrial chemist, received a mysterious order to report to an unfamiliar building in Washington, D.C. When he arrived, he was led to a barren room where he waited to meet the man who had summoned him. After a disconcerting amount of time, William \u201cWild Bill\u201d Donovan, the head of the Office of Strategic Services (OSS), walked in the door. \u201cYou know your Sherlock Holmes, of course,\u201d Donovan said as an introduction. \u201cProfessor Moriarty is the man I want for my staff\u2026I think you\u2019re it.\u201d<\/p>\n Following this life-changing encounter, Lovell became the head of a secret group of scientists who developed dirty tricks for the OSS, the precursor to the CIA. Their inventions included Bat Bombs, suicide pills, fighting knives, silent pistols, and camouflaged explosives. Moreover, they forged documents for undercover agents, plotted the assassination of foreign leaders, and performed truth drug experiments on unsuspecting subjects.<\/p>\n Based on extensive archival research and personal interviews, The Dirty Tricks Department tells the story of these scheming scientists, explores the moral dilemmas that they faced, and reveals their dark legacy of directly inspiring the most infamous program in CIA MKULTRA.. First published March 7, 2023. Original format: Hardcover. Pages: 352. #the-dirty-tricks-department-ebook #the-dirty-tricks-department-epub #read #download<\/p>\n User Rating: 3.92 (based on 498 ratings)<\/p>\n Download EPUB The Dirty Tricks Department: Stanley Lovell, the OSS, and the Masterminds of World War II Secret Warfare by John Lisle<\/strong><\/p>\n \ud83d\udcc1 File details: the-dirty-tricks-department.epub<\/em><\/p>\n