Youre Stepping on My Cloak and
Dagger (Bluejacket Books) by Roger
Hall
Cult Classic In Espionage!
With a sharp eye and wry wit, Roger Hall recounts his experiences as an
American Army officer assigned to the Office of Strategic Services (OSS)
during World War II. First published in 1957 to critical and popular acclaim,
his book has become a cult favorite in intelligence circles. The story follows
Halls experiences from a junior officer fleeing a tedious training
assignment in Louisiana to his quirky and rigorous OSS training rituals in
the United States, England, and Scotland. Quick to pick up on the skills
necessary for behind-the-lines intelligence work, he became an expert
instructor. But he was only reluctantly given operational duties because of
his reputation as an iconoclast. In his droll story-telling style, Hall describes
his first parachute jump in support of the French resistance as a comedy of
errors that terminated prematurely. His last assignment in the war zone
came when William Colby appointed him section head of an operations
group that made its way on foot through Sweden. Called one of the
funniest and most perceptive works ever written about life in the OSS, the
book includes a wealth of unforgettable personalities that Hall encountered
over the years. 220 pages. Paperback. 6 x 9 i nches.
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I was in the 8th grade when I found this book in our school library-- I
thought I would drive my dad crazy, I never laughed so hard at anything in
my life! He kept getting sort of amused/frustrated at me-- I'd be lounging
on the couch, reading about Roger's experiences at parachute/jump
practice, or special boot camp, or some drunken party, and HOW LING with
laughter to the point that my dad would look at me like I was crazy! Then
I'd read what was making me laugh (and a lot of times, I was laughing so
hard I wasn't quite clear)-- I think he finally read the book himself!
And tonight, on a whim, I typed the title into Google and found that I can
still get it here! Though the price is a bit much, but dang it, I'm going to try
for one of the used copies next payday!
Brilliant book, simply brilliant!
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