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Bat Bombs, Truth Serums, and the Masterminds of WWII Secret Warfare

The Art of Manliness

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Did the OSS Develop Mission Impossible Technology?

In some circumstances, the OSS would hire criminals to help train people how to forge things. One of these criminals is referred to as Jim the Pinman. He supposedly could look at someone's name, pick out a suitable pin or quill and recreate their signature up and down the page. And so he was hired basically to teach some of these agents how to do forgeries.

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