by Mari K Eder | Dec 3, 2024 | Newsletters
Once I started reading about the exploits of men and women in World War II, I found it difficult, if not impossible, to stop. I read a number of autobiographies and memoirs of the women I’ve written about: Alice Marble’s early memoir, The Road to Wimbledon, Undercover... 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 | 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... 
by Mari K Eder | Aug 3, 2021 | Newsletters
It was a beautiful late summer evening in Salzburg, Austria, perfect for a celebration and new beginnings. General Mark Clark, former Commander of 5th U.S. Army, now the Commander of U.S. Occupational Forces in Austria had just revived the Salzburg Music Festival. It... 
by Mari K Eder | Jul 1, 2021 | Newsletters
“Coming in on a wing and a prayer…” A phrase inspired by World War II B-17 pilot Hugh Ashcraft. When returning to England from a bombing run over Germany, Ashcraft told his crew, “Those who want to, please pray.” Newspapers called them the crew that “prayed” their...