The Psycho Boys: How a Unit of Refugees, Artists, and Professors Fought Back Against the Third Reich Eddy Beverley Driver
The Psycho Boys: How a Unit of Refugees, Artists, and Professors Fought Back Against the Third Reich Eddy Beverley Driver They were not your typical World War II soldiers. They differed widely in…
Specifikacia The Psycho Boys: How a Unit of Refugees, Artists, and Professors Fought Back Against the Third Reich Eddy Beverley Driver
The Psycho Boys: How a Unit of Refugees, Artists, and Professors Fought Back Against the Third Reich Eddy Beverley Driver
They were not your typical World War II soldiers. They differed widely in their ages, politics, and skills. Most were not in particularly good physical shape, and many had trouble handling their weapons.
They were a strange mix of Americans and foreign nationals, immigrants, and refugees, linked by their language skills, knowledge of Europe, and a desire to defeat the Axis. Many worked in academia, media, and the arts. During the war, the U.S.
Army trained them in psychological warfare at a secret camp on the Gettysburg battlefield and then sent them to Europe. They became known as "Psycho Boys," a group of soldiers who have never received their due respect. In this book Beverley Driver Eddy, author of Ritchie Boy Secrets, tells their rarely heard story and argues for their importance to the Allied war effort.
At Gettysburg the Psycho Boys were taught the various skills that would be