Wild Bill Donovan

the spymaster who created the OSS and modern American espionage

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This action-packed biography chronicles the life of William J. 'Wild Bill' Donovan, Franklin Roosevelt's top spy in World War II and director of the Office of Strategic Services (OSS), the precursor to the CIA. Drawing from declassified documents and interviews, Douglas Waller details Donovan's daring covert operations, including sabotage behind enemy lines, embassy break-ins, and plots against Hitler, alongside political intrigue and intelligence successes and failures.