The dirty tricks department: Stanley Lovell, the OSS, and the masterminds of World War II secret warfare

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"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 'Wild Bill' Donovan, the head of the OSS, walked in the door. 'You know you're Sherlock Holmes, of course,' Donovan said as an introduction. 'Professor Moriarty is the man I want for my staff--I think you're it.' 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"--
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Intelligence service -- United States -- History -- 20th century
Lovell, Stanley P. -- Influence
Project MKULTRA
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United States. -- Office of Strategic Services -- Officials and employees -- Biography
United States. -- Office of Strategic Services. -- Research and Development Branch -- History
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The dirty tricks department : Stanley Lovell, the OSS, and the masterminds of World War II secret warfare
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The dirty tricks department : Stanley Lovell, the OSS, and the masterminds of World War II secret warfare / John Lisle
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The dirty tricks department
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Stanley Lovell, the OSS, and the masterminds of World War II secret warfare
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