Target (60 page)
Authors: Robert K. Wilcox
6
Ibid.
Ibid.
7
Donald Rayfield,
Stalin and his Hangmen: The Tyrant and Those Who Killed for Him
(New York: Random House, 2004), 313.
Donald Rayfield,
Stalin and his Hangmen: The Tyrant and Those Who Killed for Him
(New York: Random House, 2004), 313.
8
Ibid., 201.
Ibid., 201.
9
Christopher Andrew and Vasili Mitrokhin,
The Sword and the Shield: The Mitrokhin Archive and the Secret History of the KGB
(Basic Books, 1999), 355.
Christopher Andrew and Vasili Mitrokhin,
The Sword and the Shield: The Mitrokhin Archive and the Secret History of the KGB
(Basic Books, 1999), 355.
10
Pavel Sudoplatov and Anatoli Sudoplatov, with Jerrold L. and Leona P. Schecter;
Special Tasks: The Memoirs of an Unwanted Witness—A Soviet Spymaster
, (New York: Little Brown and Company, 1994). Includes plots for all but Franco, whose death sentence is reported in
Sword and the Shield
as well as a November 14, 2001 article in the
London Times
by Joanna Bale.
Pavel Sudoplatov and Anatoli Sudoplatov, with Jerrold L. and Leona P. Schecter;
Special Tasks: The Memoirs of an Unwanted Witness—A Soviet Spymaster
, (New York: Little Brown and Company, 1994). Includes plots for all but Franco, whose death sentence is reported in
Sword and the Shield
as well as a November 14, 2001 article in the
London Times
by Joanna Bale.
12
Ibid.,127.
Ibid.,127.
13
Ibid., 27, 5.
Ibid., 27, 5.
14
Ibid., 4.
Ibid., 4.
15
Ibid., 145-146.
Ibid., 145-146.
16
Patton Collection, Library of Congress.
Patton Collection, Library of Congress.
18
Patton Papers, 799-800.
Patton Papers, 799-800.
19
Patterson’s declassified letter—it was “confidential” by the Department of Defense apparently until 1994, is dated May 7, 1947, and is written on War Department stationary. Unfortunately, I didn’t mark where I obtained it but I believe it was the Library of Congress.
Patterson’s declassified letter—it was “confidential” by the Department of Defense apparently until 1994, is dated May 7, 1947, and is written on War Department stationary. Unfortunately, I didn’t mark where I obtained it but I believe it was the Library of Congress.
21
Patton Collection, Library of Congress.
Patton Collection, Library of Congress.
22
Ibid.
Ibid.
23
Suzy Shelton, “Horace L. Woodring: The True Story of ‘The Last Days of Patton, ’” December 2, 1986. (Unknown where this appeared. It was sent to me by Peter Hendrikx, Netherlands.)
Suzy Shelton, “Horace L. Woodring: The True Story of ‘The Last Days of Patton, ’” December 2, 1986. (Unknown where this appeared. It was sent to me by Peter Hendrikx, Netherlands.)
24
Page 88.
Page 88.
26
Ibid.
Ibid.
27
Denver Fugate, “The End of the Ride: An Eyewitness Account of George S. Patton’s Fatal Accident,”
Armor
, November-December 1995.
Denver Fugate, “The End of the Ride: An Eyewitness Account of George S. Patton’s Fatal Accident,”
Armor
, November-December 1995.
28
“I’m going to resign. Quit Outright, not retire.” Robert S. Allen, “Patton’s Secret: ‘I am Going to Resign From the Army,‘ “Army 21 (June 1971): 29-33.
Chapter Twenty-One: Enigmas“I’m going to resign. Quit Outright, not retire.” Robert S. Allen, “Patton’s Secret: ‘I am Going to Resign From the Army,‘ “Army 21 (June 1971): 29-33.
1
All italics in this listing of missing documents are mine.
All italics in this listing of missing documents are mine.
2
Sent by National Archives.
Sent by National Archives.
3
Sent by National Archives.
Sent by National Archives.
7
Cyd Upson & Michael Weiss, “War Stories with Oliver North: The Remarkable Life and Mysterious Death of General Patton,” 2006. DVD. FOX News, 2007.
Cyd Upson & Michael Weiss, “War Stories with Oliver North: The Remarkable Life and Mysterious Death of General Patton,” 2006. DVD. FOX News, 2007.
8
Robert E. Laughlin, “Patton: The December Days,” (undated newspaper article post-1981).
Robert E. Laughlin, “Patton: The December Days,” (undated newspaper article post-1981).
10
The Sunday Star.
The Sunday Star.
11
D.A. Lande,
I Was With Patton: First-person Accounts of WWII in George S. Patton’s Command
(MBI Publishing Co., 2002), 272-275.
D.A. Lande,
I Was With Patton: First-person Accounts of WWII in George S. Patton’s Command
(MBI Publishing Co., 2002), 272-275.
13
Charles Whiting,
Patton’s Last Battle
(New York, Stein and Day, 1987), 236, says they left the ruins with Patton in the rear seat.
Chapter Twenty-Two: EpitaphCharles Whiting,
Patton’s Last Battle
(New York, Stein and Day, 1987), 236, says they left the ruins with Patton in the rear seat.
1
His dissolve order was for 20 September 1945 but problems issuing it pushed the date to early October.
His dissolve order was for 20 September 1945 but problems issuing it pushed the date to early October.
4
RG 226, Entry 169a, Box 26, Folder 1129, U.S. National Archives.
RG 226, Entry 169a, Box 26, Folder 1129, U.S. National Archives.
6
Joseph E. Persico,
Roosevelt’s Secret War: FDR and World War II Espionage
(New York: Random House, 2001), 163.
Joseph E. Persico,
Roosevelt’s Secret War: FDR and World War II Espionage
(New York: Random House, 2001), 163.
7
Amerasia involved the publication of formerly secret OSS documents favorable to the Chinese communists. Donovan’s lax attitude toward communists in OSS was said to have facilitated the publication. Truman, siding with Leftists, called the divisive issue a “red herring.”
Amerasia involved the publication of formerly secret OSS documents favorable to the Chinese communists. Donovan’s lax attitude toward communists in OSS was said to have facilitated the publication. Truman, siding with Leftists, called the divisive issue a “red herring.”
8
John Earl Haynes and Harvey Klehr,
Venona: Decoding Soviet Espionage in America
(New Haven: Yale University Press, 2000), 192-193.
John Earl Haynes and Harvey Klehr,
Venona: Decoding Soviet Espionage in America
(New Haven: Yale University Press, 2000), 192-193.
9
Donovan’s declassified FBI file, Part 1d, 35 (or 190 on the page).
Donovan’s declassified FBI file, Part 1d, 35 (or 190 on the page).
13
Vadim Y. Birstein,
The Perversion of Knowledge: The True Story of Soviet Science
(Basic Books, 2001) 132.
Vadim Y. Birstein,
The Perversion of Knowledge: The True Story of Soviet Science
(Basic Books, 2001) 132.
14
Joe Lagattuta, interview by author, November, 2004.
Joe Lagattuta, interview by author, November, 2004.
16
A copy of the letter was sent to me by Cyd Upson, a producer for Oliver North’s
War Stories,
who acquired it from the General Douglas MacArthur Memorial, Norfolk, Va.
A copy of the letter was sent to me by Cyd Upson, a producer for Oliver North’s
War Stories,
who acquired it from the General Douglas MacArthur Memorial, Norfolk, Va.
18
Larry Devlin,
Chief of Station, Congo
(Public Affairs books, 2007), 94-97; Evan Thomas,
The Very Best Men: Four who Dared: The Early Years of the CIA (
Touchstone, 1995), 226-230.
Larry Devlin,
Chief of Station, Congo
(Public Affairs books, 2007), 94-97; Evan Thomas,
The Very Best Men: Four who Dared: The Early Years of the CIA (
Touchstone, 1995), 226-230.
20
Ibid., 358.
Ibid., 358.
21
Michael Barone, “Understanding Harry & Ike: The Uneasy Friendship of Truman and Eisenhower,”
The Weekly Standard
, April 1, 2002.
Michael Barone, “Understanding Harry & Ike: The Uneasy Friendship of Truman and Eisenhower,”
The Weekly Standard
, April 1, 2002.
22
Charles B. Odom, General George S. Patton and Eisenhower Word Picture Productions (New Orleans: 1985), 80.
Charles B. Odom, General George S. Patton and Eisenhower Word Picture Productions (New Orleans: 1985), 80.
24
“President Zachary Taylor and the Laboratory: Presidential Visit From the Grave,”
Oak Ridge National Review
, Vol. 25, Nos 3 and 4, 2002.
Postscript: October 2010“President Zachary Taylor and the Laboratory: Presidential Visit From the Grave,”
Oak Ridge National Review
, Vol. 25, Nos 3 and 4, 2002.
1
The column, “Were U.S. Allies in CIA Sights?” was datelined February 15, 1999,
and distributed by News World Communications, Inc. In fact, this was not the first time the U.S. had contemplated assassinating Chiang. See Dorn’s “Walkout With Stillwell,” pp. 75-79.
The column, “Were U.S. Allies in CIA Sights?” was datelined February 15, 1999,
and distributed by News World Communications, Inc. In fact, this was not the first time the U.S. had contemplated assassinating Chiang. See Dorn’s “Walkout With Stillwell,” pp. 75-79.
2
See Frank Dorn,
Walkout: With Stillwell in Burma
(Thomas Y. Crowell, 1970), 76-82, and Stanton Evans,
Blacklisted by History
(New York: Crown Forum, 2007), 417-22.
See Frank Dorn,
Walkout: With Stillwell in Burma
(Thomas Y. Crowell, 1970), 76-82, and Stanton Evans,
Blacklisted by History
(New York: Crown Forum, 2007), 417-22.
3
Most estimates say he was responsible for between 40 and 60 million deaths.
Most estimates say he was responsible for between 40 and 60 million deaths.
4
For more on these plots see veteran broadcast journalist Wes Vernon’s article about Toledano, “Hard-nosed investigative reporting: a giant has left us,” published May 7, 2007, at
RenewAmerica.com
. It should be noted that at this time—in the early period right after WWII—there was an on-going struggle in the CIA, as in all branches of government, between pro and anti-Soviet factions. It wasn’t until later when the Russians, U.S. allies in WWII, revealed themselves clearly as an enemy that the anti-Soviet faction prevailed and the Cold War began in earnest.
For more on these plots see veteran broadcast journalist Wes Vernon’s article about Toledano, “Hard-nosed investigative reporting: a giant has left us,” published May 7, 2007, at
RenewAmerica.com
. It should be noted that at this time—in the early period right after WWII—there was an on-going struggle in the CIA, as in all branches of government, between pro and anti-Soviet factions. It wasn’t until later when the Russians, U.S. allies in WWII, revealed themselves clearly as an enemy that the anti-Soviet faction prevailed and the Cold War began in earnest.
5
As already explained in this book, the OSS was riddled with communists, including agents working directly for the Soviets. There were suspect “accidents” to agents dropped behind enemy lines. Douglas Bazata believed someone had tampered with his parachute resulting in the injury he received jumping into France. In Toledano’s
New York Times
obituary (February 6, 2007), the obit writer says about his planned but cancelled OSS parachute drop, “Despite a crash course in Italian, he was rejected for covert work in Italy because he was deemed too anti-Communist to work with Italian leftists.”
As already explained in this book, the OSS was riddled with communists, including agents working directly for the Soviets. There were suspect “accidents” to agents dropped behind enemy lines. Douglas Bazata believed someone had tampered with his parachute resulting in the injury he received jumping into France. In Toledano’s
New York Times
obituary (February 6, 2007), the obit writer says about his planned but cancelled OSS parachute drop, “Despite a crash course in Italian, he was rejected for covert work in Italy because he was deemed too anti-Communist to work with Italian leftists.”
6
Gouzenko defected from the Soviet Embassy in Canada in September 1945.
Gouzenko defected from the Soviet Embassy in Canada in September 1945.
7
Richard Sorge, a Soviet Journalist, has often been called Stalin’s greatest spy. Toledano wrote extensively about him.
Richard Sorge, a Soviet Journalist, has often been called Stalin’s greatest spy. Toledano wrote extensively about him.
8
As I’ve already implied earlier in
Target: Patton
, I’m convinced Senator McCarthy, whatever his personal faults, has been wrongly portrayed by a largely biased leftwing press and Hollywood whose distortions have left an impression on ordinary Americans that McCarthy was a bullying, lying, demigod. The truth is he was correct and a patriot in his accusations that the immediate post-war Truman government was rife with communists. His information was coming from those running the ultra secret Venona project which had access to secret Soviet communications which the U.S. was secretly reading. But even he didn’t know that. Venona didn’t become public until just recently. For a more balanced and updated look at McCarthy see
Blacklisted by History
by M. Stanton Evans.
As I’ve already implied earlier in
Target: Patton
, I’m convinced Senator McCarthy, whatever his personal faults, has been wrongly portrayed by a largely biased leftwing press and Hollywood whose distortions have left an impression on ordinary Americans that McCarthy was a bullying, lying, demigod. The truth is he was correct and a patriot in his accusations that the immediate post-war Truman government was rife with communists. His information was coming from those running the ultra secret Venona project which had access to secret Soviet communications which the U.S. was secretly reading. But even he didn’t know that. Venona didn’t become public until just recently. For a more balanced and updated look at McCarthy see
Blacklisted by History
by M. Stanton Evans.
9
In my numbering of them, this is from Bazata diary 40, pp. 45b-46b, 80b-81b.
In my numbering of them, this is from Bazata diary 40, pp. 45b-46b, 80b-81b.
INDEX
Aabductions
Adcock, Clarence
Alexander, Harold
Algonquin Project, The
Allen, Robert S.
Ambrose, Stephen E.
ambulance ride
Andrew, Christopher
assassination discussions
assassination motives
assassination rumors
assassins
Ault, Donovan
Ayer, Fred, Jr.
BBabalas, Peter K.
Ball, Lawrence C.
Bandera, Stepan
Barmine, Alexander
Batista, Fulgencio
Battle of the Bulge
Bazata, Charles F.
Bazata, Douglas
Bazata, Marie-Pierre
Before the Colors Fade
Bentley, Elizabeth
Berezhkov, Valentin M.
Bergin, William E.
Berle, Adolf
Berliner Zeitung
Beschloss, Michael
Billington, Joy
Birdsong, William
“Blood and Guts,”
Blumenson, Martin
Blunder
Bohlen, Charles
Bradley, Omar
Brass Target
Bridge Too Far, A
Brown, Anthony Cave
Brown, John M. G.
Bruce, David
Bull, Harold R.
Byrnes, James F.
CCaiazzo, Carmine
Cairns, Hugh
Casablanca meeting
Castro, Fidel
Cave-Brown, Anthony
“Cedric” mission
Chadbourne, Phil, Jr.
Chambers, Whittaker
Chapel, F.
Chennault, Anna
Churchill, Winston
CIA
Clay, Lucius
Clements, John A.
Cobb, Nicholas B.
“Cobra” plan
Codman, Charles
Colby, William
Cold War Times
Colliers Photographic History of World War II
concentration camps
Conein, Lou
Conklin, William R.
Conquest, Robert
Cookridge, E. H.
Coon, Carlton
“Co-Op,”
Copova, Helena
Counter Intelligence Corps (CIC)
cover-up
Craig, R. Bruce
Curran, Major
Currie, Lauchlin
Cushing, Richard
cyanide
DDali, Salvador
Daly, John Charles
Darlan, Jean
Davidov, Alexander
Davis, Ann McCarroll
D-Day
Deane, John R.
Defector, The
DeGaulle, Charles
Delsordo, Robert
D’Este, Carlo
diary-journals
Dickerson, Bryan J.
Dietrich, Marlene
diplomat
Donovan: America’s Master Spy
Donovan and the CIA
Donovan, William J. “Wild Bill,”
Doolittle, James
Dorn, Frank
Dorn, Walter
drivers, tale of
Drummond, John Hay
Duggan, Laurence
Dulles, Allen
Dulles, John Foster
Dunlop, Richard
EEisenhower, Dwight D.
Elliot, Mark R.
Ellis, “Dickie,”
enigmas
En-lai, Chou
epitaph
F“Falaise Gap,”
Farago, Ladislas
FBI
Fellers, Bonner
Fighting Pattons, The
firing Patton
Fitin, Pavel
Floyd, William
Frankfurt School
Frankfurter, Felix
Friend of the Family: An Undercover Agent in the Mafia
Fugate, Denver
GGasoline for Patton
Gavin, James M.
Gavriloff, Colonel
Gay, Hobart “Hap,”
Other books
Kissed by Elizabeth Finn
The Frumious Bandersnatch by Ed McBain
Better Lucky than Good (Records of the Resistance) by Meehan, Shaun
Red Sun Bleeding by Hunt, Stephen
Bitterwood by James Maxey
THE MAGICAL PALACE by Mukjerjee, Kunal
The Dirt Peddler by Dorien Grey
Feet of Clay by Terry Pratchett
Set the Night on Fire by Libby Fischer Hellmann
Red by Erica Spindler