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Classical Spies: American Archaeologists with the OSS in World War II Greece
Susan Heuck Allen
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Description for Classical Spies: American Archaeologists with the OSS in World War II Greece
Hardcover. Num Pages: 448 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DVG; 1KBB; 3JJH; HBJD; HBJK; HBLW; HBWQ; JWKF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 163 x 38. Weight in Grams: 828.
Classical Spies is the first insiders' account of the operations of the American intelligence service in World War II Greece. Initiated by archaeologists in Greece and the eastern Mediterranean, the network drew on scholars' personal contacts and knowledge of languages and terrain. While modern readers might think Indiana Jones is just a fantasy character, Classical Spies discloses events where even Indy would feel at home: burying Athenian dig records in an Egyptian tomb, activating prep-school connections to establish spies code-named Vulture and Chickadee, and organising parachute drops.
Susan Heuck Allen reveals remarkable details about a remarkable group of individuals. ... Read more
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Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
448
Place of Publication
Ann Arbor, United States
ISBN
9780472117697
SKU
V9780472117697
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About Susan Heuck Allen
An experienced archaeologist and author of many books and articles, including a volume on Frank Calvert's discovery of Troy, Susan Heuck Allen has taught at Yale University and Smith College and is currently Visiting Scholar in the Department of Classics, Brown University.
Reviews for Classical Spies: American Archaeologists with the OSS in World War II Greece
""Classical Spies will be a lasting contribution to the discipline and will stimulate further research. Susan Heuck Allen presents to a wide readership a topic of interest that is important and has been neglected."" —William M. Calder III, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign