Field Notes
Intelligence Archive
Inside America's First Special Forces: How OSS Operational Groups Pioneered Modern Unconventional Warfare A newly surfaced declassified report reveals the untold story of the Office of Strategic Services' Operational Groups—the elite combat units that served as the direct predecessors to today'...
Field Notes
Intelligence Archive
The OSS Role in Europe's Liberation: Operation Sunrise and the Path to Victory As we commemorate Victory in Europe Day, it's worth examining the intelligence operations that helped bring World War II to its conclusion. Among the most significant was Operation Sunrise, a covert diplomatic initia...
Field Notes
Intelligence Archive
Document of the Week: Mission SPOKANE – OSS Commandos in the Final Alpine Campaign Against Nazi Germany This week marks the anniversary of VE Day, making it fitting to examine a detailed OSS operational report from the war's final months in Europe. The "Report of the Spokane Mission," filed jus...
Field Notes
Intelligence Archive
OSS Operational Group "A": Inside America's Elite Commandos of World War II A newly featured 25-page activity log reveals the intensive operations of OSS Operational Group "A" from 1943-1944, documenting how Italian-American volunteers became some of America's most effective special operations...