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--R. James Woolsey, Chair, Woolsey Partners, LLC and Director of Central Intelligence, 1993-1995
"An extraordinary portrait of an extraordinary figure in 20th century American history, a man beyond the power of fiction to invent. "Wild Bill Donovan" is brilliantly researched and beautifully told, as evocative and enlightening as it is entertaining."
--Rick Atkinson, author of "An Army at Dawn "and" The Day of Battle"
"Whether fighting on the battlefield during World War I, leading the OSS during World War II, or prosecuting Nazi war criminals at Nuremberg, William Donovan's service to his country was historic and extraordinary. In "Wild Bill Donovan", Douglas C. Waller's impressive research and riveting writing bring the 'Father of American Intelligence' to life, drawing the reader into one of the most thrilling and remarkable periods in American history."
--Lee H. Hamilton, former Chairman, House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
"In a time when espionage consists largely of technicians in windowless rooms, far from the battlefield, collecting signals and pictures from satellites and drones, it is both refreshing and fascinating to read Doug Waller's story of the man behind World War II's spy organization, the OSS. Long before there was a CIA, there was Major General "Wild Bill" Donovan, and Waller's extensively researched and highly entertaining book takes the reader back to the days when spying meant sending dedicated agents behind enemy lines to risk their lives to steal secrets and help win the war."
--James Bamford, bestselling author of "Body of Secrets" and "The Shadow Factory"
""Wild Bill Donovan," the founding father of American espionage, jumps off the page in Douglas Waller's superb biography of one of the nation's most important and least understood leaders of the 20th Century. Waller marvelously evokes an era when a matinee-idol character like Donovan could turn Washington into his own secret playground even as he ended America's naivete about the necessity of stealing the secrets of other gentlemen. Waller takes us back to a time, long before bureaucratic sclerosis set in at the Central Intelligence Agency, when American spies lived in technicolor."
-- James Risen, author of "State of War: The Secret History of the CIA and the Bush Administration"
In "Wild Bill Donovan," Douglas Waller brings the larger than life William J. Donovan - a World War I Medal of Honor winner, Office of Strategic Services founder, CIA architect, and one of the 20th century's most compelling figures - to life. Waller's impressive skill as a journalist, his expertise about the U.S. intelligence community, and a remarkable writing ability complement one another in this fascinating and insightful portrait of Donovan the man, not the myth, and enhances our appreciation of his remarkable legacy. General Donovan attributed much of the success of the Office of Strategic Services to "good old fashioned intellectual sweat." This informative, enjoyable, and important book deserves the same compliment.
--Charles Pinck, President, The OSS Society, Inc.
"Entertaining history...As [Waller] amply shows, Donovan was a combination of bold innovator and imprudent rule bender, which made him not only a remarkable wartime leader but also an extraordinary figure in American history."--"The New York Times Book Review"
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