I was an American spy undercover for almost a year behind enemy lines — as a spy for the Office of Strategic Services (the “OSS”) during World War II. In Trained to be an OSS Spy, I looked back to my training, experiences in espionage, and my metamorphosis from boy to man, to soldier, and then to spy. I was born in Canton, Ohio. When I was two, we packed our bags for Crete and left the United States for…..
I was sad to hear, that brave man, John Giannaris, died on the 6th of February, 2015.
With Gus Vellios and John Giannaris, in Astoria, NY, at the OSS Society, May 2008
The new Smithsonian Channel documentary, called World War II Spy School aired recently, and I hope you saw this beautiful documentary.
Welcome. We are Helias Doundoulakis and Gabriella Gafni, the authors of Trained to be an OSS Spy. We’re so happy to have you as a visitor to our blog about our new book. This project is very special to us, and we hope to share some of that excitement with you here.
We’ll be using this blog to interact with you about Helias Doundoulakis and Gabriella Gafni, expanding on some of the topics in it and posting on some…..
Helias Doundoulakis, Recipient of the 2015 Distinguished Service Award
Smithsonian Channel Documentary