The Psycho Boys : how a unit of refugees, artists, and professors fought back against the Third Reich /
Eddy, Beverley D.,
The Psycho Boys : how a unit of refugees, artists, and professors fought back against the Third Reich / Beverley Driver Eddy ; [foreword by David Frey]. - vii, 207 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm -
Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-197) and index.
Foreword / David Frey -- Founding Camp Sharpe -- Training and leisure in Gettysburg -- Preparations in Britain -- The struggle for France -- Luxembourg -- The push into Germany -- Confronting the camps -- Going "home" -- Working for a democratic Germany -- Appendix: Known members of the MRB Companies that trained in Gettysburg.
"They were not your typical World War II soldiers. Most were not in particularly good physical shape, and many had trouble handling their weapons. They differed widely in their ages, politics, and skills. Many worked in academia, media, and the arts. They were a strange mix of Americans and foreign nationals, immigrants, and refugees, linked by their language skills, knowledge of Europe, and a desire to defeat the Axis. During the war, the U.S. Army trained them in psychological warfare at a secret camp on the Gettysburg battlefield and then sent them to Europe. They became known as "Psycho Boys," a group of soldiers who have never received their due respect."--
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United States. Army. Mobile Radio Broadcasting Company, 2nd --History.
United States. Army. Mobile Radio Broadcasting Company, 3rd --History.
United States. Army. Mobile Radio Broadcasting Company, 4th --History.
United States. Army. Mobile Radio Broadcasting Company, 5th --History.
World War, 1939-1945--Propaganda.
World War, 1939-1945--Psychological aspects.
World War, 1939-1945--Radio broadcasting and the war.
Propaganda, Anti-German.
World War, 1939-1945--Regimental histories--United States.
Intelligence officers--United States--Biography.
Psychological warfare.
Radio broadcasting.
Camp George H. Sharpe (Pa.)--History.
The Psycho Boys : how a unit of refugees, artists, and professors fought back against the Third Reich / Beverley Driver Eddy ; [foreword by David Frey]. - vii, 207 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm -
Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-197) and index.
Foreword / David Frey -- Founding Camp Sharpe -- Training and leisure in Gettysburg -- Preparations in Britain -- The struggle for France -- Luxembourg -- The push into Germany -- Confronting the camps -- Going "home" -- Working for a democratic Germany -- Appendix: Known members of the MRB Companies that trained in Gettysburg.
"They were not your typical World War II soldiers. Most were not in particularly good physical shape, and many had trouble handling their weapons. They differed widely in their ages, politics, and skills. Many worked in academia, media, and the arts. They were a strange mix of Americans and foreign nationals, immigrants, and refugees, linked by their language skills, knowledge of Europe, and a desire to defeat the Axis. During the war, the U.S. Army trained them in psychological warfare at a secret camp on the Gettysburg battlefield and then sent them to Europe. They became known as "Psycho Boys," a group of soldiers who have never received their due respect."--
0811773620 9780811773621
United States. Army. Mobile Radio Broadcasting Company, 2nd --History.
United States. Army. Mobile Radio Broadcasting Company, 3rd --History.
United States. Army. Mobile Radio Broadcasting Company, 4th --History.
United States. Army. Mobile Radio Broadcasting Company, 5th --History.
World War, 1939-1945--Propaganda.
World War, 1939-1945--Psychological aspects.
World War, 1939-1945--Radio broadcasting and the war.
Propaganda, Anti-German.
World War, 1939-1945--Regimental histories--United States.
Intelligence officers--United States--Biography.
Psychological warfare.
Radio broadcasting.
Camp George H. Sharpe (Pa.)--History.