by Mari K Eder | Nov 7, 2024 | Newsletters
In Sisterhood of Spies, her 1998 memoir about the women who served with the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) during WWII, Betty McIntosh highlighted several events in her recent recollections of her time with the new intelligence agency. She commented,... 
by Mari K Eder | Oct 1, 2024 | Newsletters
It is long past time for me to visit Arlington National Cemetery again. I have many friends there and haven’t been back there in way too long. We have much to talk about. I want to see friends from my days at the Pentagon, a Navy friend from CHINFO, my former leader... 
by Mari K Eder | Jul 2, 2024 | Newsletters
Schools tend to teach history in Blocks—the Great Depression, the Revolutionary War era, The Gilded Age, and more. These artificial boundaries distract us from one of the greatest lessons we can possibly learn from history—the trends, tides of change, and how evolving... 
by Mari K Eder | Jan 3, 2024 | Newsletters
The Office of Strategic Services (OSS) stood up in June 1942, a free-wheeling organization that had two main branches – operations and intelligence. By November 1944, ‘Wild Bill’ Donovan’s organization was robust, with 13,000 members assigned, some military, some...