Operatives, Spies, and Saboteurs: The Unknown History of the Men and Women of WWII's OSS by Patrick O'Donnell

Operatives, Spies, and Saboteurs:  The Unknown History of the Men and Women of WWII's OSS by Patrick O'Donnell - 365 pages

O'Donnell details the war behind the scenes of World War II.  Written as an agent-level history instead of an agency history, Operatives, Spies, and Saboteurs outlines the operations conducted by the Office of Strategic Services (OSS), the military intelligence organization formed during the beginning of World War II that was the precursor to the civilian CIA.  Because of the scope of the book, chapters initially on recruitment, training, and the various departments.  The majority of the chapters detail operations in different countries or regions in chronological order.

While I appreciated the broad overview, I also found the book helpful to identifying topics I would like to research further.  Also, long passages of text are excerpts from interviews and reports.