America's secret army - Ian Sayer

This is the story of the CIC, the American Army Counter Intelligence Corps, the predecessor of the CIA in the period of world turmoil between Pearl Harbour and the Korean Armistice. The CIC, who called themselves "The American Gestapo" or "G-men in Khaki" were the spy-catchers of the American military. For several years after the war they were the US government's leading intelligence organization in American-occupied territory overseas, including Germany, Japan and Korea. During the war, CIC agents were among the first-wave assault troops in the invasions of North Africa, Sicily and Italy - gumshoes with bayonets.;Through the use of individual narrative, this book discloses the operations of Nazi sabotage units in American uniforms, captured Gestapo agents, counter-Soviet intelligence, terror techniques, kidnapping, covert operations in Russia, Poland, Albania and the Baltic States.;The authors together wrote " Nazi Gold" and Douglas Botting is the author of many histories including "In the Ruins of the Reich".