Case by Case; A U.S. Army Counterintelligence Agent in World War II

Melchior, Ib

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Idioma: inglés

Editorial: Presidio, Novato, CA, 1993

0891414444 / 9780891414445

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[8], 352 pages. Illustrations. Map. Index. This copy is somewhat cocked. There are a few marginal marks in the text in pencil. Erasure residue at rep. A U.S. agent and spy relives his exploits in France and Germany after being called to serve with the Office of Strategic Services (OSS). Recounts how CIC agents were trained, searched out spies and saboteurs, and worked behind enemy lines. Ib Jørgen Melchior (September 17, 1917 March 14, 2015) was a Danish-American novelist, short-story writer, film producer, film director, and screenwriter of low-budget American science fiction movies, most of them released by American International Pictures. He served in the Counterintelligence Corps (U.S. Army) during World War II, getting his training at Camp Ritchie in Maryland which classifies him as one of the Ritchie Boys. He also participated in the liberation of Flossenbürg concentration camp as well as the discovery of stolen currency, gold and art at Merkers-Kieselbach Cavern, and the capture of a Werwolf unit in 1945, for which he was awarded the Bronze Star. In 1965, a decorated war hero, he was dubbed Knight Commander of the Militant Order of Saint Bridget of Sweden. In 1976, the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films awarded Ib Melchior its Golden Scroll Award of Merit for Outstanding Achievement. Derived from a Kirkus review: An absorbing memoir of the Danish-born author's WW II experiences with the American military, which obviously provided a starting point for the many thrillers he later wrote as a civilian. When the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor, Melchior was working as a stage manager at Radio City Music Hall. Having already decided to become a US citizen, the multilingual author volunteered his services to the armed forces. Melchior, then 24, was rigorously trained by the OSS and subsequently assigned to the Army's Counterintelligence Corps. He eventually spent two years in the ETO, advancing with Allied troops from Normandy through France, Luxembourg (during the Battle of the Bulge), and Germany as far as the Czechoslovakian border. In the course of an eventful tour, the author proved cunning as well as effective in his pursuit of collaborators, high-ranking Nazis, saboteurs, spies, war criminals, etc. While much of his work as a field investigator was routine (e.g., screening displaced persons, discharged soldiers, undocumented travelers, or local politicians whose backgrounds qualified them for office in the interim governments established by the American military), he was a party to a full ration of dramatic moments. Among other accomplishments, he and fellow operatives uncovered a band of so-called Werewolves (Wehrmacht fanatics left behind the lines to engage in terrorist acts against the populist and invasion forces). He also helped unearth stolen art treasures and caches of contraband weapons while unmasking any number of SS personnel (subject to mandatory arrest) who posed as refugees to evade capture. In 1990, Melchior and his wife retraced the route he took through Europe when it was being liberated. His brief account of this sentimental journey adds considerable resonance to a narrative already rich in anecdotal detail and high adventure.…

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Título
Case by Case; A U.S. Army Counterintelligence Agent in World War II
Autor
Melchior, Ib
Editorial
Presidio, Novato, CA
Año de publicación
1993
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Good
Sobrecubierta
Very good
Encuadernación
Hardcover
Idioma
inglés
ISBN 10
0891414444
ISBN 13
9780891414445
Edición
Presumed First Edition, First printing.
Catálogos de vendedores
CounterIntelligence, Gestapo, POW's, Prisoners, WWII

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