{"product_id":"the-american-school-of-spies-the-archaeologists-who-fought-the-nazis-and-saved-the-treasures-of-ancient-greece-hardcover","title":"The American School of Spies: The Archaeologists Who Fought the Nazis and Saved the Treasures of Ancient Greece - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eStephan Talty\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author, the incredible true story of the American archaeologists and classicists who went undercover as OSS spies during World War II to fight the Nazis and protect the world's most precious relics\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 1942, as head of the newly formed OSS, Wild Bill Donovan deployed spies across Europe and around the world to try to thwart the Nazis. In Greece, Nazis weren't just taking over territory; they were seizing and threatening to destroy some of the world's most important and valuable historical monuments and artifacts. So, Donovan tapped a young Ivy League-trained archaeologist named Rodney Young to assemble and lead a team of spies to collect intel. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eYoung set about recruiting the most unlikely of spies--academics, classicists, epigraphers, and other specialists and scholars--who would come to be kown as \"the Greek Desk.\" These men and women, along with their Greek allies, went undercover and tried desperately to protect some of the world's most significant treasures. The archaeologists hid priceless artifacts in ancient caves, bank vaults, and even underneath the city of Athens itself. They created fakes to give over to the Nazis to appease their lust for these remarkable works. Ultimately, when it became clear the cat-and- mouse game on its own wasn't going to save Athens, they brought in an army of Greek American soldiers to beat back the Nazi regime and save their homeland.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eStephan Talty is the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Black Hand\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Good Assassin\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAgent Garbo\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eA Captain's Duty, \u003c\/i\u003eand most recently\u003ci\u003e Koresh\u003c\/i\u003e. His books have been made into two films, the Oscar-winning \u003ci\u003eCaptain Phillips\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eOnly the Brave\u003c\/i\u003e. He's written for publications including the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGQ\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003ePlayboy.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8.9 x 6.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 09, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53272146411817,"sku":"9798217044719","price":42.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0916\/4960\/5929\/files\/iWp9fvu4zx9798217044719.webp?v=1781708435","url":"https:\/\/www.thescholarssourcebookstore.co\/products\/the-american-school-of-spies-the-archaeologists-who-fought-the-nazis-and-saved-the-treasures-of-ancient-greece-hardcover","provider":"The Scholar's Source","version":"1.0","type":"link"}