This Is How 4 OSS Operators Captured Sardinia From 270,000 Italians in WWII
The capture of Sardinia by just four men of the OSS was one of the most spectacular missions of World War II and showcased the Office’s value.
William Colby
The CIA Heart Attack Gun – A Product of a Bygone Era
The Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union produced many deadly curiosities, chief among them the CIA heart attack gun.
Book Review- Wild Bill Donovan: The Spymaster Who Created the OSS and Modern American Espionage
As a former Special Forces soldier, I love reading books about the Special Operations Forces of not only the United States but other countries as well. But after devouring everything I could get my hands on about Special Forces during the Vietnam war especially those men from SOG some of whom trained me when I […]
OSS Dons Chutes and Skis for a Dangerous Norway Mission
The CIA and the US Army Special Forces’ heritage is linked directly from the World War II OSS (Office of Strategic Services). Many of the operators who pulled classified missions for the OSS later became intelligence professionals or the original Special Forces troops. One such operator was William Colby who commanded Jedburgh teams in France […]
OSS Dons Chutes and Skis for a Dangerous Norway Mission
The CIA and the US Army Special Forces’ heritage is linked directly from the World War II OSS (Office of Strategic Services). Many of the operators who pulled classified missions for the OSS later became intelligence professionals or the original Special Forces troops. One such operator was William Colby who commanded Jedburgh teams in France […]
Marine retraces his grandfather’s World War II spy mission
Army Maj. William Colby, with the Office of the Strategic Services, parachuted into Norway in March 1945 to lead the Norwegian Special Operations Group. Their job was to prevent 150,000 German troops from returning home to fight the Allies. “At about this time, the Battle of the Bulge had been liquidated, but there was fear […]
Watch: the secret life and mysterious death of CIA spymaster William Colby
A son’s riveting look at a father whose life seemed straight out of a spy thriller. The secret world of a legendary CIA spymaster. Told by William Colby’s son Carl, the story is at once a probing history of the CIA, a personal memoir of a family living in clandestine shadows, and an inquiry into […]
Bill Seeks to Recognize the OSS, Predecessor to the CIA
A bill making its way through the U.S. Congress is seeking to bestow Congressional Gold Medal status on the Office of Strategic Services (OSS), the World War II predecessor to the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and the U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM). On June 13, 1942, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Executive Order 69 creating […]
