Tag Archive: Office of Strategic Services

A Secret Agent’s Pride

Posted on March 7, 2023 9:13 am Published by hradmin Leave your thoughts

by John Lisle

The Dirty Tricks Department by John Lisle reveals the untold story of the OSS Research and Development Branch and its role in World War II. Their inventions included bat bombs, suicide pills, fighting knives, silent pistols, and … Read the article

Goodbye OSS and Hello CIA: National Security Act of 1947

Posted on July 26, 2011 5:24 pm Published by hradmin Leave your thoughts

By Callie Oettinger

July 26, 1947 the National Security Act was approved:

To promote the national security by providing for a Secretary of Defense; for a National Military Establishment; for a Department of the Army, a Department of the Navy, … Read the article