The subtitle of this book is incorrect. To my mind, it should be "Yalies in the Secret War'. The author admits as much in the notes at the end of the book; that he concentrated on Yale alumnae for two reasons. First, because most of the Yale members were in positions he wanted to write about and second, because he was from Yale and wanted to write about Yale men.

The book featured five men, all Yale men of course, and the history of their service in the OSS and later, for some, in the CIA. It was not about operations, there were no tales of derring-do and parachuting into enemy territory although there are some casual mentions of such things.

The book was written using historical methodology and research. And it is indeed well researched and, I must say, well written. I believe the book was written for scholars but this was not explicitly stated. The language and syntax are at a high level. No esoteric or obscure vocabulary but well selected and educated.

The book does a good job on parts of the OSS not, perhaps, usually covered by the typical book on the OSS which is more likely to be presented on the action side of the agency. I enjoyed the book and thought it covered its subject matter well. I enjoyed it.