CHM006-From MLB To OSS, Moe Berg Part 1

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10/25/19 • 55 min

From humble beginnings first generation Jewish American Morris "Moe" Berg graduates from Princeton University with abilities in both academics and athletics that are unbelievable. He would become a spy in the OSS during WW2.

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Moe Berg finally joined the OSS after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 6 1941.

Moe worked as an analyst for the OSS until his chance to go to Europe and work in the field came when The Manhattan

Project needed a spy to assist in Operation Alsos. Moe did clandestine work to track and discover the Nazis progress on the Atomic Bomb.

His work and missions including the possible assassination of a world famous physicist had a direct impact on the success of The Manhattan Project and the outcome of World War 2.

Links and References:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moe_Berg

https://www.atomicheritage.org/profile/morris-moe-berg-1

https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/the-strange-life-and-death-of-moe-berg-the-baseball-catcher-who-became-a-spy/2019/06/06/37f96782-82d6-11e9-933d-7501070ee669_story.html

Media and Recommendations:

Books:

The Catcher Was A Spy by Nicholas Dawidoff

https://www.amazon.com/Catcher-Was-Spy-Mysterious-Life/dp/0679762892

Moe Berg Athlete Scholar Spy by Louis Kaufman

https://www.amazon.com/Moe-Berg-Athlete-Scholar-Spy/dp/0316483486

Films:

The Catcher Was a Spy (2019):