They were spy catchers for the American military. From Pearl Harbor in 1941 to the Korean Armistice in 1953, these ?G-men in khaki? made up the primary US intelligence organization on foreign soil. It was also the most secret, until the Klaus Barbie affair in 1983 revealed his connection to the American Army Counter Intelligence Cops (CIC). Having gained exclusive access to the CIC archives and interviewed surviving agents worldwide, the authors reveal for the first time the extent of the actions taken by those ?gumshoes with bayonets?. To understand America?s military history, her foreign policy, and the framework within which today?s CIA and FBI operate, one must know all about America?s Secret Army. On the Military Intelligence Branch History Reading List 2012.

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