I was trained to be a spy

“Exciting, first-hand account of a WWII spy” - Kirkus Discoveries Standing on a beam motionless for what seemed like hours, four German officers play Bridge fifteen feet below the OSS agent...so close, he could see their cards, and their mistakes, since he knew Bridge well … I Was Trained To Be A Spy follows the story of an American-born boy who grew up in a small village on the Greek island of Crete. During his final year in high school, he witnesses the German invasion of the island as WWII began. At the age of eighteen, he joined a resistance group and supplied crucial information to the SOE, the arm of the English Intelligence Service. This group however is uncovered, resulting in their hasty evacuation by the SOE, to Cairo, Egypt. There, Doundoulakis was asked to join the English Intelligence Service, only to pursue the American OSS (Office of Strategic Services), the fledgling American spy organization. He enlisted in the U.S. Army and was attached to the OSS’s SI or Secret Intelligence sector, where the author was trained for intelligence as well as defensive combat skills. After being oriented into an adept and skilled “spy”, Doundoulakis was sent back to Salonica, Greece along with a Greek naval intelligence officer, and later set up a communications cell with a wireless radio he smuggled in, hidden inside a can of olive oil! Filled with historical references, I Was Trained To Be A Spy is a heart-rendering and lively account, told in simple prose, of one young man’s spy training that truly brings to life the daily routines and mentality of a real spy. Driving the reading experience is the constant danger of being caught and his methods of escape, which will keep readers fascinated from one page to another like a script from a movie. Highly recommended for history enthusiasts, military personnel and fans of espionage, I Was Trained To Be A Spy is now available for ordering online at www.Xlibris.com , www.iwastrainedtobeaspy.com , and at your local bookstore. About the Author Helias Doundoulakis was born in Canton, Ohio, in 1923, of Greek-immigrant parents. While still a young boy, his family returned to Crete, Greece and there they lived until German paratroopers invaded Crete in May of 1941. After his two-year involvement with the Cretan Resistance and the SOE, or the Special Operations Executive of English Intelligence, he and his brother George, a leader in the Cretan Resistance, escaped to Mersa Matruh, Lybia, with the help of an English torped

שנה

2008

שפה

English

הוצאה

Xlibris

מהדורות

1

עמודים

185

ISBN

9781425753955

מקור הנתונים: Wikidata