Sparrow Sparrow Mission Author:Richard Beal This book tells the story of one World War II OSS clandestine operation behind the German lines. Three American officers parachute in the dark of night into an obscure corner of Hungary, a German ally. Their mission, based on the skimpiest of intelligence reports, is to contact certain prominent Hungarian officials, who, according to OSS opera... more »tives in Switzerland, are willing to renege on their allegience to Germany and surrender unconditionally to the Allies, that is, to the three OSS officers. However, the mission becomes ensnarled in a rash of unanticipated obstacles, including treachery within OSS itself, the duplicity of a power-seeking Hungarian general, the wiley and ever-efficient Gestapo, as well as the wiles and whims of some beautiful Hungarian women.« less