The CASSIA Spy Ring in World War II Austria : a History of the OSS's Maier-Messner Group.
- Jefferson : McFarland and Company, Incorporated Publishers, (c)2017.
- 1 online resource (240 pages)
Includes bibliographies and index.
Part I. The communion of nightfall -- The student -- The priest -- The communist -- The musician -- Part II. The confession of splinters -- The merchant -- Intelligence esoterica; a brief analysis of intelligence reporting on Peenemunde -- The forester -- The associate -- The middleman -- The handler -- Intelligence esoterica; a closer look at CASSIA's intelligence reporting -- The snitch -- The policeman -- The soldiers -- Part III. The eulogy of triumph -- The professional -- The mole -- The arrests -- Intelligence esoterica: analysis of the order of arrests -- The hotel and the prison -- The interrogations -- The executions -- The opposition -- The survivors -- The actor and the architect -- Part IV. The benediction of tragedy -- Operational analysis: CASSIA -- Operational analysis: OSS -- The coda.
"This first full-length account of CASSIA describes its contributions to the Allied war effort--including reports on the V-2 missile, Nazi death camps and advanced combat aircraft and tanks--before a catastrophic intelligence failure sent key members to the guillotine, firing squad or gas chamber"--
9781476629919
United States. Office of Strategic Services.
World War, 1939-1945--Secret service--United States. Espionage--History--20th century. World War, 1939-1945--Austria. Spies--History--20th century.