PROJECT EAGLE: The Top-Secret OSS Operation That Sent Polish Spies behind Enemy Lines in World War II

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Details how the Office of Strategic Service revamped its intelligence operations in Europe and enlisted the cooperation of volunteers from occupied countries for intelligence-gathering operations. As part of Project Eagle, Polish soldiers were recruited and trained to go behind the lines of the Third Reich. Examines how American intelligence recruited thirty-two Poles that were pulled from Allied prisoner of war camps. They were then trained in intelligence gathering as well as espionage to assist the Allies in their invasion of Germany. Contains 56 black and white photos.