Double agent : the first hero of World War II and how the FBI outwitted and destroyed a Nazi spy ring / Peter Duffy.

Duffy, Peter, 1969- author.
New York : Scribner, 2014.
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Notes:

  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-321) and index.
  • The object of the bombardment — The highest humanity — Almost single-handed — True faith and allegiance — With the resources we have on hand — To lead an organization there — In this solemn hour — You are Harry Sawyer — A vile race of quislings — And you be careful — Room 627 — The trusted man.
  • An account of a virtually unknown pre-World War II counterespionage operation describes how naturalized German-American agent William G. Sebold became the FBI’s first double agent and was a pivotal figure in the arrests of 33 enemy agents for the Nazis.

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