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The Office of Strategic Services (U.S.)
The Office of Strategic Services (U.S.)


Before [[World War II]] America's intelligence resources were scanty. On June 13, 1942 President Roosevelt ordered the formation of the Office of Strategic Services to conduct covert warfare against [[Those Wacky Nazis]] and their allies. Headed by [[The Spymaster|"Wild Bill" Donovan]] , the OSS conducted sabotage and subversion as well as plain old espionage against their enemies. They undertook their job with ingenuity and what sometimes seems to some to be a [[Blood Knight|curious zest]]. The OSS was an inexperienced agency and had some notable failures but also some remarkable successes. After the war the OSS was disbanded to be later resurrected in the form of the [[CIA]].
Before [[World War II]] America's intelligence resources were scanty. On June 13, 1942 President Roosevelt ordered the formation of the Office of Strategic Services to conduct covert warfare against [[Those Wacky Nazis]] and their allies. Headed by [[The Spymaster|"Wild Bill" Donovan]] , the OSS conducted sabotage and subversion as well as plain old espionage against their enemies. They undertook their job with ingenuity and what sometimes seems to some to be a [[Blood Knight|curious zest]]. The OSS was an inexperienced agency and had some notable failures but also some remarkable successes. After the war the OSS was disbanded to be later resurrected in the form of the [[CIA]].
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=== Tropes from the history of the organization ===


Not to be confused with [[UNIX#The Open Source Movement|Open Source Software]]. Including Open Sound System.
* [[Badass Bureaucrat]]: Betty Carp was a secretary in the OSS-Istanbul station. She was famous for her ability at cutting through red-tape and dodging [[Obstructive Bureaucrat|Obstructive Bureaucrats]] and [[The Scrounger|finding what was needed]]. Though little known on the outside, to the OSS she was considered a very valuable [[Lady of War]].

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* [[Badass Bureaucrat]]: Betty Carp was a secretary in the OSS-Istanbul station. She was famous for her ability at cutting through red-tape and dodging [[Obstructive Bureaucrat]]s and [[The Scrounger|finding what was needed]]. Though little known on the outside, to the OSS she was considered a very valuable [[Lady of War]].
* [[Badass Bookworm]]: Allen Dulles.
* [[Badass Bookworm]]: Allen Dulles.
* [[Canon Discontinuity]]: It was disbanded then reappeared as the [[CIA]].
* [[Canon Discontinuity]]: It was disbanded then reappeared as the [[CIA]].
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* [[Those Wacky Nazis]]: Who did ''not'' like the OSS. Not ''at all''.
* [[Those Wacky Nazis]]: Who did ''not'' like the OSS. Not ''at all''.
* [[Training the Peaceful Villagers]]: The OSS did some of this.
* [[Training the Peaceful Villagers]]: The OSS did some of this.
* [[Upperclass Twit]]: Subverted; they were accused not unjustly of having too many of these, but they did do their job well.
* [[Upper Class Twit]]: Subverted; they were accused not unjustly of having too many of these, but they did do their job well.
* [[World War II]]: The heyday of OSS operations.
* [[World War II]]: The heyday of OSS operations.


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    The Office of Strategic Services (U.S.)

    Before World War II America's intelligence resources were scanty. On June 13, 1942 President Roosevelt ordered the formation of the Office of Strategic Services to conduct covert warfare against Those Wacky Nazis and their allies. Headed by "Wild Bill" Donovan , the OSS conducted sabotage and subversion as well as plain old espionage against their enemies. They undertook their job with ingenuity and what sometimes seems to some to be a curious zest. The OSS was an inexperienced agency and had some notable failures but also some remarkable successes. After the war the OSS was disbanded to be later resurrected in the form of the CIA.

    Not to be confused with Open Source Software. Including Open Sound System.

    Tropes from the history of the organization