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This book is why the CIA now has a rule requiring pre-clearance for any former employee's writing. It's the story of a US Army paratrooper who accepts an unknown but dangerous classified assignment, in order to escape his Stateside instructor job, and winds up in the OSS, circa 1943. But it's written in the driest, most sardonic style possible. And helped by Keystone-cop misadventures, drinking contests and some time with then Major Colby. Plus -- legendary scenes -- a training exercise to, uh,
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Jul 08, 2015
poorguy
marked it as to-read
May 01, 2018
Adam
marked it as to-read
