Cloak and Dagger - The Brenner Pass Story

Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note.On the morning of November 12th, in 1944, OSS Agent Donald Harper is having a meeting with his superior, a Colonel in the OSS, who says "Captain Harper, I'm well aware of everything we have to gain if this scheme of yours succeeds". Harper asks "You still think it's just a scheme, sir?" Colonel says "I don't have to think. I know what your chances are of actually getting through to the Brenner Pass and blowing up that highway. And I know what'll happen to you if the Italian fascists or the German police get you". Harper says "I know a couple of things, too, Colonel. One of them is the country up there in the mountains. Yes, I nearly broke my neck half a dozen times as a kid climbing the rocks around my grandmother's house. And just before the war, I took a trip from the States to see her again. I skied over inch of that mountain near the Brenner Pass. Colonel, I know I can do it". Colonel says "We've been through this before, Harper. I'm aware of everything in your favor. Your knowledge of the country, and the fact that you were an engineer before the war". Harper says "Just give me supplies. I need some TNT, an Italian uniform, and some phony papers in case I run into the fascists. That's all I need, Colonel. I tell you, I can do it". Colonel says "If that highway to the Brenner Pass could be destroyed, it would take the Germans months to repair it, and would cut off one of their retreats out of Germany". Harper says "Colonel. Please let me try it". Colonel says "You say your grandmother's house is right near your objective?" Harper says "Yes, sir".