Here are the wartime diaries of Wayne Nelson, an OSS officer who served in North Africa and Europe during World War II. A prewar colleague of Allan Dulles, Nelson joined an infant OSS after failing to join the Navy because of a vision disability, and he went on to serve in North Africa, Sicily, Sardinia, Italy, Corsica, and mainland France. Erudite and a skilled writer, Nelson captured intriguing observations about some of the most important spy operations of the war, and his diaries offer a thrilling, readable and informative glimpse into the life of a spy during World War II.

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An account of resistance groups, members, and activities in Nazi-occupied Europe

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The first complete national and international survey in the English language of the clandestine newspapers and books published in the occupied countries of Europe during the Second World War.A man with earphones crouching in the attic listening in with a crystal set, a prisoner writing fearfully even in the condemned cell, youths taking courses in weightlifting so as to be able to carry cases of lead type with apparent ease: these are just some of the people who helped produce clandestine newspapers and books in the occupied countries of Europe during the Second World War. Writing in the Shadow describes the risks these people ran and the ingenuity and brilliant improvisation they used to hoodwink the Nazis and distribute newsletters to tens of thousands of people.

Discusses the Nazi occupation, collaborators, the Resistance, and daily life in occupied areas

Shows what life was like in Nazi-occupied Europe and recounts how various underground groups fought back with sabotage, intelligence gathering, and by helping P.O.W.'s escape

Describes the cultural impact of World War II on the anti-Fascist intellectuals of France, Germany, and Italy, and investigates the ways in which they helped shape Europe's reconstruction

Shows what life was like in Nazi-occupied Europe and recounts how various underground groups fought back with sabotage, intelligence gathering, and by helping P.O.W.'s escape