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Double crossed : the missionaries who spied for the United States during the Second World War /

What makes a good missionary makes a good spy. Or so thought "Wild" Bill Donovan when he launched a secret new program under the Office of Strategic Services. His recruits, in turn, believed an American victory would help them protect their foreign ministries and expand the kingdom of God....

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Main Author:	Sutton, Matthew Avery, 1975- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Basic Books, [2019]
Edition:	First edition.
Subjects:	United States. > Office of Strategic Services. World War, 1939-1945 > Secret service > United States. Missionaries > United States > History > 20th century. Spies > United States > Biography. Espionage > United States > History > 20th century. Espionage, American > Moral and ethical aspects. World War, 1939-1945 > Religious aspects > Christianity. Christianity and international relations > History > 20th century. BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Religious.

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