Oss in World War II Albania Covert Operations and Collaborations With Communist Partisans

"World War II found Albania threatened not only by Germany but by Nazi and communist factions within. Determined to fight the Nazis even if it meant an alliance with the communists, the United States sent aid. On a cold November night in 1943, Dale McAdoo landed on the Albanian coast with a team of agents from the recently formed Office of Strategic Services to support the Allied war effort. McAdoo was joined by Captain Tom Stefan, an Albanian-speaking OSS officer from Boston, whose assignment was to bond with Communist leader Enver Hoxha to benefit the OSS." "In this examination of how the OSS aided the Communist-led Partisans, this book, based on firsthand interviews with participants and extensive onsite research, presents an in-depth look at the men who made up these highly specialized teams. The American and British wartime presence in Albania and the later deterioration of Hoxha's relations with Tom Stefan and the OSS are discussed in detail."--BOOK JACKET.Lucas, Peter is the author of 'Oss in World War II Albania Covert Operations and Collaborations With Communist Partisans', published 2007 under ISBN 9780786429677 and ISBN 0786429674.