Donovan, America's Master Spy

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Rand McNally, 1982 - Biography & Autobiography - 562 pages
The fascinating biography of the man who laid the foundation for the CIA. One of the most celebrated and highly decorated heroes of World War I, a noted trial lawyer, presidential adviser and emissary, and chief of America's Office of Strategic Services during World War II, William J. Donovan was a legendary figure. This book penetrates the cloak of secrecy surrounding this remarkable man. During the dark days of World War II, "Wild Bill" Donovan, more than any other person, was responsible for what William Stevenson, author of "A Man Called Intrepid," described as "the astonishing success with which the United States entered secret warfare and accomplished in less than four years what it took England many centuries to develop.

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Prologue
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The Making of a Hero 18831918
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The Boy from the Irish First Ward
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