The American School of Spies: The Archaeologists Who Fought the Nazis and Saved the Treasures of Ancient Greece by Talty, Stephan
The American School of Spies: The Archaeologists Who Fought the Nazis and Saved the Treasures of Ancient Greece by Talty, Stephan

The American School of Spies: The Archaeologists Who Fought the Nazis and Saved the Treasures of Ancient Greece

From the New York Times bestselling author, the incredible true story of the American archaeologists and classicists...
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Author: Stephan Talty
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
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The American School of Spies: The Archaeologists Who Fought the Nazis and Saved the Treasures of Ancient Greece by Talty, Stephan

The American School of Spies: The Archaeologists Who Fought the Nazis and Saved the Treasures of Ancient Greece

$42.00
The American School of Spies: The Archaeologists Who Fought the Nazis and Saved the Treasures of Ancient Greece by Talty, Stephan

The American School of Spies: The Archaeologists Who Fought the Nazis and Saved the Treasures of Ancient Greece

$42.00
Author: Stephan Talty
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Description
From the New York Times bestselling author, the incredible true story of the American archaeologists and classicists who went undercover as OSS spies during World War II to fight the Nazis and protect the world's most precious relics

In 1942, as head of the newly formed OSS, Wild Bill Donovan deployed spies across Europe and around the world to try to thwart the Nazis. In Greece, Nazis weren't just taking over territory; they were seizing and threatening to destroy some of the world's most important and valuable historical monuments and artifacts. So, Donovan tapped a young Ivy League-trained archaeologist named Rodney Young to assemble and lead a team of spies to collect intel.

Young set about recruiting the most unlikely of spies--academics, classicists, epigraphers, and other specialists and scholars--who would come to be kown as "the Greek Desk." These men and women, along with their Greek allies, went undercover and tried desperately to protect some of the world's most significant treasures. The archaeologists hid priceless artifacts in ancient caves, bank vaults, and even underneath the city of Athens itself. They created fakes to give over to the Nazis to appease their lust for these remarkable works. Ultimately, when it became clear the cat-and- mouse game on its own wasn't going to save Athens, they brought in an army of Greek American soldiers to beat back the Nazi regime and save their homeland.

Author: Stephan Talty
Publisher: Dutton
Published: 06/09/2026
Pages: 320
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.01lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.30w x 1.10d
ISBN: 9798217044719


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 05/01/2026

About the Author
Stephan Talty is the New York Times bestselling author of The Black Hand, The Good Assassin, Agent Garbo, and A Captain's Duty, and most recently Koresh. His books have been made into two films, the Oscar-winning Captain Phillips and Only the Brave. He's written for publications including the New York Times Magazine, GQ, and Playboy.
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