{"product_id":"mission-yugoslavia-9781476682396","title":"Mission Yugoslavia","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e   Focusing on the wartime activities of the U.S. Office of Strategic Services (OSS) in Axis-controlled Yugoslavia during World War II, this book chronicles American policy, plans for sending aid and agents, and the establishment of the first training bases in North Africa and the Mediterranean. OSS missions and field operations with the Chetniks and Partisans are cataloged and analyzed for the first time, along with OSS views on Yugoslav border claims against Italy and Austria, the OSS position on Slovenia in postwar Yugoslavia, and the role of Yugoslavs cooperating within the OSS.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eForeword by Božo Rep—1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePreface—3\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1. OSS and the Beginning of the Second World War in Yugoslavia—11\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom COI to OSS  —11\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGeneral Donovan in Yugoslavia  —13\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe United States, the Coup d'État, and the April Occupation of Yugoslavia  —15\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2. OSS in North Africa and the Mediterranean—20\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOSS–SOE Agreements and British Primacy in the Balkans  —20\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOSS Cairo and Bari: Creation of the Yugoslav OSS Section  —21\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTraining Yugoslav and American Agents in Yugoslav OSS Sections in Cairo and Bari  —29\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3. OSS Missions in the Chetnik Movement—32\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOSS Officers and Missions with the Chetniks  —32\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Halyard Mission  —35\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Ranger Mission  —37\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e4. OSS Missions in the Partisan Movement—40\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOSS Officers and Missions with the Partisans  —40\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAmerican Mission at Tito's Headquarters and the Arrival of the First U.S. Diplomats  —47\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e      OSS Missions with Slovenian Partisans  —53\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e5. The U.S. and the ­Anti-Nazi Resistance in Austria—95\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInfiltration to Austria  —95\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Orchid Team  —97\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Maple Mission  —103\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Grady–Mansion Mission  —107\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Dania Mission  —108\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Guthrie Mission, and Other Teams and Individuals  —112\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 6. Sabotage on the Dalmatian Islands—115\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 7. Slovenians in the U.S. and Their Cooperation with OSS—119\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIvan Marija Čok  —123\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLouis Adamic  —126\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFranc Snoj  —129\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIly Bratina  —132\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAndrej Kobal  —132\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 8. Vladimir Vauhnik and Connections with OSS—135\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 9. Allen Dulles and Connections with Yugoslavia—138\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e10. Department of National Security and the Supervision of OSS Agents—140\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e11. The Postwar Role of Slovenia Inside the Yugoslav State—144\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConclusion—155\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter Notes—159\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBibliography and Primary Sources—172\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndex—181\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Co Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51040481673559,"sku":"9781476682396","price":27.54,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781476682396.jpg?v=1750946889","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/mission-yugoslavia-9781476682396","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}