LEADER 00000nim a22004335a 4500 003 MWT 005 20191125061536.0 006 m o h 007 sz zunnnnnuned 007 cr nnannnuuuua 008 191011s2019 xxunnn es i n eng d 020 9781515939528 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) 020 1515939529 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) 029 https://d2snwnmzyr8jue.cloudfront.net/ ttm_9781515939528_180.jpeg 028 42 MWT12413814 037 12413814|bMidwest Tape, LLC|nhttp://www.midwesttapes.com 040 Midwest|erda 099 eAudiobook hoopla 099 eAudiobook hoopla 100 1 Smith, Richard Harris. 245 10 Oss :|bthe secret history of America's first central intelligence agency|h[Hoopla electronic resource] / |cRichard Harris Smith. 250 Unabridged. 264 1 [United States] :|bTantor Audio,|c2019. 264 2 |bMade available through hoopla 300 1 online resource (1 audio file (15hr., 33 min.)) : |bdigital. 336 spoken word|bspw|2rdacontent 337 computer|bc|2rdamedia 338 online resource|bcr|2rdacarrier 344 digital|hdigital recording|2rda 347 data file|2rda 506 Digital content provided by hoopla. 511 0 Narrated by Joe Barrett. 520 In the months before World War II, FDR prepared the country for conflict with Germany and Japan by reshuffling various government agencies to create the Office of Strategic Services-America's first intelligence agency and the direct precursor to the CIA. When he charged William ("Wild Bill") Donovan, a successful Wall Street lawyer and Wilkie Republican, to head up the office, the die was set for some of the most fantastic and fascinating operations the U.S. government has ever conducted. Author Richard Harris Smith, himself an ex-CIA hand, documents the controversial agency from its conception as a spin-off of the Office of the Coordinator for Information to its demise under Harry Truman and reconfiguration as the CIA. During his tenure, Donovan oversaw a chaotic cast of some ten thousand agents drawn from the most conservative financial scions to the country's most idealistic New Deal true believers. Together they usurped the roles of government agencies both foreign and domestic, concocted unbelievably complicated conspiracies, and fought the good fight against the Axis powers of Germany and Japan. Colorful personalities and truly priceless anecdotes abound in what may arguably be called the most authoritative work on the subject. 538 Mode of access: World Wide Web. 650 0 History. 700 1 Barrett, Joe,|d1950-|4nrt 710 2 hoopla digital. 856 40 |uhttps://www.hoopladigital.com/title/ 12413814?utm_source=MARC|zInstantly available on hoopla. 856 42 |zCover image|uhttps://d2snwnmzyr8jue.cloudfront.net/ ttm_9781515939528_180.jpeg