William L. Langer papers, 1939-1945.

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William L. Langer papers, 1939-1945.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/53139181

Contains the following type of materials: book manuscript. Contains information pertaining to the following war: World War II (WWII). Contains information pertaining to the following military organization: Office of Strategic Service. General description of the collection: The William L. Langer papers include a mimeographed manuscript which was found among uncataloged, unorganized materials at the U.S. Army Military History Institute (USA MHI). It bears the title, "OUR VICHY POLICY AND THE NORTH AFRICAN ADVENTURE", and is identified as copy number 15 of 30. Although downgraded in accordance with extant protocols, it has its original "secret" classification markings as well as a brief discussion of that classification in a 3 Oct 1946 War Department memo from Colonel Hugh J. Deeney, Chief of the Adjutant General Division. It is assumed that this is a copy of the original manuscript from which OUR VICHY GAMBLE was published in 1947. Internal evidence suggests there is another, earlier, version. The manuscript is illustrated with contemporary editorial cartoons from unidentified sources.

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Langer, William L. (William Leonard), 1896-1977

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William L. Langer was born in Boston in March 1896. His early education concentrated on foreign languages, but he studied history, in which he ultimately obtained his MA and Ph. D. from Harvard. He joined the faculty there in 1927, obtaining a reputation in the field of diplomatic history. In a leave status from Harvard, he served as Deputy Chief, then Chief, of the Research and Analysis Branch of the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) during World War II, and was appointed an assistant to the S...