{"product_id":"the-dirty-tricks-department-stanley-lovell-the-oss-and-the-masterminds-of-world-war-ii-secret-warfare","title":"The Dirty Tricks Department: Stanley Lovell, the OSS, and the Masterminds of World War II Secret Warfare","description":"John Lisle reveals the untold story of the OSS Research and Development Branch―The Dirty Tricks Department―and its role in World War II.\n\nIn 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 Office of Strategic Services (OSS), walked in the door. “You know your Sherlock Holmes, of course,” Donovan said as an introduction. “Professor Moriarty is the man I want for my staff…I think you’re it.”\n\nFollowing 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. Their inventions included Bat Bombs, suicide pills, fighting knives, silent pistols, and camouflaged explosives. Moreover, they forged documents for undercover agents, plotted the assassination of foreign leaders, and performed truth drug experiments on unsuspecting subjects.\n\nBased on extensive archival research and personal interviews, The Dirty Tricks Department tells the story of these scheming scientists, explores the moral dilemmas that they faced, and reveals their dark legacy of directly inspiring the most infamous program in CIA history: MKULTRA.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 1250280249\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.1250280249.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Lisle, John\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Gently used with minimal wear on the corners and cover. A few pages may contain light highlighting or writing, but the text remains fully legible. Dust jacket may be missing, and supplemental materials like CDs or codes may not be included. May be ex-library with library markings. Ships promptly!  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41632763510842,"sku":"DBV.1250280249.G","price":8.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/1250280249-0.jpg?v=1788579054","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/the-dirty-tricks-department-stanley-lovell-the-oss-and-the-masterminds-of-world-war-ii-secret-warfare","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}