{"product_id":"the-dirty-tricks-department-9781250280244","title":"The Dirty Tricks Department","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Lisle reveals the untold story of the OSS Research and Development Branch-\u003ci\u003eThe Dirty Tricks Department\u003c\/i\u003e-and its role in World War II.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the summer of 1942, Stanley Lovell, a renowned industrial chemist, received a mysterious order to report to an unfamiliar building in Washington, D.C. When he arrived, he was led to a barren room where he waited to meet the man who had summoned him. After a disconcerting amount of time, William Wild Bill Donovan, the head of the Office of Strategic Services (OSS), walked in the door. You know your Sherlock Holmes, of course, Donovan said as an introduction. Professor Moriarty is the man I want for my staff...I think you're it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFollowing this life-changing encounter, Lovell became the head of a secret group of scientists who developed dirty tricks for the OSS, the precursor to the CIA. Their inventions included Bat Bombs, suicide pills, fighting knives, silent pistols, and camouflaged explosives. Moreover, they forged\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"St. Martin's Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49528933646679,"sku":"9781250280244","price":25.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781250280244.jpg?v=1731873605","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-dirty-tricks-department-9781250280244","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}