Trivial Trivia - taking trivia to new levels

[AussieMick]

(12-24-2017 10:44 AM)L Verge Wrote:  My father had top-secret clearance with the OSS (way down on the totem pole), but I learned more details about Camp X under the three fine gentlemen who wrote Come Retribution, and especially from the one who went on to write the sequel, April '65. All three of those authors had training in military and government intelligence. One later worked with the CIA and another with NSA. I also learned from them that the Confederate Secret Service structure became the impetus for the French Underground during WWII.

I learned about Aspidistra in college when we were discussing Tokyo Rose.

With top-secret clearance your Dad was obviously something special no matter where on the totem pole.

I read about Wild Bill Donovan ... what a life. And this despite obviously being sometimes pushed aside (who knows for what reasons? probably political and insider jealousy) ... one time he was given the position of head of the fire dept ( yes, quite an important role I'm sure ... but not really his area of expertise!). The holder of more military US awards than anybody else ( I think thats right).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_J._Donovan