Tradecraft Wisdom : Lulu.com : 9781716293856 : 1716293855 : 11 Jan 2021 : When he was appointed as the first civilian Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, Allen Dulles had already lived a full life of diplomacy, law, politics, and international intrigue. During WWII, he served as the American OSS chief-of-station in Switzerland, running the most efficient and significant espionage operations of the entire war-from "Hitler's own backyard." In 1944, Dulles' was connected Operation Valkirie, the German plot to assassinate Hitler; and in 1945 he was a key player in Operation Sunrise, conducting secret negotiatiations with German commanders in Italy which ultimately led to their surrender. Dulles' professional career makes the lives of fictional spies like Jason Bourne and Jack Ryan seem pale in comparison. This volume of the Intelligence Tradecraft Series lists the various "rules" established by this veteran and highly-decorated intelligence officer to safeguard his operatives from