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On this episode of Our American Stories, "Wild Bill" Donovan was one of America’s most exciting and secretive generals—the man President Franklin Roosevelt made his top spy in World War II. “Wild” Bill was the director of the Office of Strategic Services (the country’s first national intelligence agency). He is known as the founding father of both the CIA and the military's Special Operations Forces, along with being credited as the father of psychological and cyber warfare. Here to tell the story is Douglas Waller. He is the author of the bestseller, Wild Bill Donovan: The Spymaster Who Created the OSS and Modern American Espionage.

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On this episode of Our American Stories, "Wild Bill" Donovan was one of America&rsquo;s most exciting and secretive generals&mdash;the man President Franklin Roosevelt made his top spy in World War II. &ldquo;Wild&rdquo; Bill was the director of the Office of Strategic Services (the country&rsquo;s first national intelligence agency). He is known as the founding father of both the CIA and the military's Special Operations Forces, along with being credited as the father of psychological and cyber warfare. Here to tell the story is Douglas Waller. He is the author of the bestseller,&nbsp;<a href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FWild-Bill-Donovan-Spymaster-Espionage%2Fdp%2F1416567445&amp;data=05%7C02%7CUraelBlackshear%40iheartmedia.com%7C561bc0380007471a931408de2dd11507%7C122a527e5b714eba878d9810b495b9e3%7C0%7C0%7C638998573193289656%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=3std2JhN6TzFfp%2FCouEeLUodIGeTw0%2FC3LuKK0lcvZ0%3D&amp;reserved=0" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="0">Wild Bill Donovan: The Spymaster Who Created the OSS and Modern American Espionage</a>.
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Our American Stories

Our American Stories tells stories that aren’t being told. Positive stories about generosity and courage, resilience and redemption, faith and love. Stories about the past and present. And stories about ordinary Americans who do extraordinary things each and every day. Stories from our listeners about their lives. And their history. In that pursuit, we hope we’ll be a place where listeners can refresh their spirit and be inspired by our stories.

Our American Stories tells stories that aren&rsquo;t being told. Positive stories about generosity and courage, resilience and redemption, faith and love. Stories about the past and present. And stories about ordinary Americans who do extraordinary things each and every day. Stories from our listeners about their lives. And their history. In that pursuit, we hope we&rsquo;ll be a place where listeners can refresh their spirit and be inspired by our stories.

Wild Bill Donovan: The Spymaster Who Built America’s Secret War Machine

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