Dutch Harbor and the War Department's Decimal Mask
Kept secret for decades, the administrative indices of the War Department mask a shift from wartime defense to Arctic surveillance in Alaska.
By Miriam Adler ·
War Department
WDICC Files and the Secret Ledger for Mediterranean Sabotage
These files were kept secret as state archives while the architects of WWII clandestine warfare rebranded sabotage as cooperation and erased the names of agents who died in the field.
By Desmond Okafor ·
March 1, 1946 and the Erasure of the Intelligence State
The reorganization of the War Department left a trail of sterile charts and missing budgets, masking the transition of clandestine assets into a shadow bureaucracy kept secret for decades.
By Desmond Okafor ·
FBI Reconnaissance and the Silent Guard of Dutch Harbor
For decades, the Federal Bureau of Investigation operated as a clandestine surveyor for the War Department in the North Pacific, a partnership whose strategic purpose remains redacted.
By Marcus Boone ·
"Assort" and the Military's Secret Map of American Strikes
Industrial workers were monitored by a clandestine military unit whose code for a looming strike remains a ghost in the archives, masking the identities of the informants who betrayed them.
By Miriam Adler ·
Japanese-American Assets and the Shadow of Sabotage
While the Army Language School relied on Japanese-American linguists, the War Department was simultaneously tracking their communities for suspicious activity across the country.
By Marcus Boone ·
Navy SEALs and the War Department's Signal Intelligence Photo Vault
Masked as a public relations archive and kept under the stewardship of a signal intelligence division, these military images served as a secret baseline for targeting.
By Marcus Boone ·
American Intelligence Service moved furniture and ordnance to Miami Beach
Logistics for the American Intelligence Service remained hidden in purchase orders for the Firestone Estate and the Dayton Apartment Hotel, where agents and guards once operated.
By Vera Kessler ·
US Army Managed Latin American Airway Projects for 39 Years
For 39 years, US strategic interests in Latin America were secured by military airways that mirrored Pan Am's reach, though specific contracts and governments remain silent.
By Vera Kessler ·