LEADER 03395cam a2200553 i 4500001 283303 005 20241101161451.0 008 220317s2021 ctuab b 001 0deng 010 2021005862 015 GBC1E8366 |2bnb 019 126289752712675167361268139834 020 9780811769969 |q(hardcover ; |qalkaline paperback) 020 0811769968 |q(hardcover ; |qalkaline paperback) 020 |z9780811769976 |qelectronic book 035 (OCoLC)on1227916710 035 283303 042 pcc 043 n-us---n-us-md 049 LHMA 040 DLC |beng |erda |cDLC |dOCLCO |dOCLCF |dOQX |dUKMGB |dYDX |dTCH |dTP7 |dOCLCO |dLHM 050 00 D810.S7 |bE35 2021 100 1 Eddy, Beverley Driver, |d1940- |eauthor. 245 10 Ritchie Boy secrets : |bhow a force of immigrants and refugees helped win World War II / |cBeverley Driver Eddy. 264 1 Guilford, Connecticut : |bStackpole Books, |c[2021] 300 viii, 428 pages : |bblack and white illustrations, black and white map ; |c24 cm 336 text |btxt |2rdacontent 337 unmediated |bn |2rdamedia 338 volume |bnc |2rdacarrier 504 Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 Preface / by Guy Stern -- Building Camp Ritchie -- The First Class -- The Men Assigned to the Camp -- The Composite School Unit -- Interrogation of Prisoners of War -- Aerial Intelligence and Photo Interpretation -- Order of Battle (and MIRS) -- Field Maneuvers and Close Combat Training -- Instructional Units -- The Camp Ritchie WACs -- Interactions with Civilians -- The First Mobile Radio Broadcasting Company -- The Counter Intelligence Corps and the Office of Strategic Services -- Camp Sharpe -- The Nisei (PACMIRS and MITUs) -- The German "Hillbillies" (and the GMDC) -- Ritchie Boys in Europe -- Ritchie Boys in the Pacific -- Postwar Activities in Europe. 520 "This is the story of the 15,000 immigrants and refugees who used their native language skills and knowledge of their home countries to help America to victory in World War II. Beverley Driver Eddy tells their story thoroughly and colorfully, drawing heavily on interviews with surviving Ritchie Boys"-- |cProvided by publisher. 591 Record updated by Marcive processing 21 June 2024 650 0 World War, 1939-1945 |xMilitary intelligence |zUnited States. 651 0 Camp Albert C. Ritchie (Md.) |xHistory. 651 0 Camp Albert C. Ritchie (Md.) |vBiography. 650 7 HISTORY / Military / World War II. |2bisacsh 650 7 SOCIAL SCIENCE / Emigration & Immigration. |2bisacsh 650 7 Military intelligence. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01021270 651 7 Maryland |zCamp Albert C. Ritchie. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01282620 651 7 United States. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01204155 647 7 World War |d(1939-1945) |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01180924 648 7 1939-1945 |2fast 655 7 Biographies. |2lcgft 655 7 Biographies. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01919896 655 7 History. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01411628 776 08 |iOnline version:Eddy, Beverley D. |tRitchie Boys |dLanham : Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, 2021 |z9780811769976 |w(DLC) 2021005863 856 41 |3Electronic version(s) available |uhttps://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/ushmm/detail.action?docID=6696835 |zHosted by ProQuest 852 0 |bscstacks |hD810.S7 |iE35 2021 852 |bebook