WITH FRIENDS LIKE THESE... THE OSS AND THE BRITISH IN YUGOSLAVIA

In: Intelligence and national security, Band 8, Heft 2, S. 140-171

Abstract

WHEN THE LEADERS OF BRITAIN AND THE UNITED STATES CHOSE TO ASSIST THE YUGOSLAV RESISTENCE DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR, THE SITUATION WAS COMPLEX, GIVEN THE VARIED AND ABUNDANT SELECTION OF PARTIES TO THE CONFLICT. THIS ARTICLE OFFERS AN ACCOUNT OF ANGLO-AMERICAN OPERATIONS IN YUGOSLAVIA AND EXAMINES THE ALLIES' DISPUTES--EXPLORING THE POLITICAL, STRATEGIC, ORGANIZATION AND PHYSCHOLOGICAL DIMENSIONS OF THE RELATIONSHIP. IT CONLCUDES THAT THE OSS AND THE BRITISH DID NOT ENJOY A PARTICULARLY FRIENDLY OR SATISFACTORY RELATIONSHIP IN YUGOSLAVIA EVEN THOUGH IN BROAD TERMS IT WAS THOUGHT TO BE SUCCESSFUL.