“He then gazed intently into a man's eyes with that knowing smile playing across his lips. ‘We have a common enemy. This crazy Hitler, he's going to bring destruction on your homes, your families. He is going to cause more people to be killed. He's a mad dog. We need to get rid of this fellow and get on with the business of rebuilding Germany.’”
Persico tells the dramatic and fascinating story of the OSS, the predecessor to the CIA, at the very peak of its achievement—a narrative moving swiftly with force and suspense.
Author: Joseph E. Persico
Title: Piercing The Reich: The Penetration of Nazi Germany by American Secret Agents During World War II
Edition: First Edition, first printing
Published: New York: The Viking Press, 1979
Physical Description: Hardcover; Octavo; 376p
Condition: Very good condition dust jacket with mild edge wear—in the new protector. Boards and spine clean and bright with slight crushing at spine ends and bumping to corners. Binding solid and square. Pages clear with small smudges on fore-edge.
Comments: Clean copy
