{"product_id":"the-oss-method-for-self-defense-p-j-agness-9798194665747","title":"The OSS Method for Self-Defense","description":"\u003cp\u003eYour first plan works right up until it doesn't.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe phone dies. The usual exit is blocked. The ride disappears. The person you trusted changes the terms. Suddenly, the plan you expected to rely on is gone.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe OSS Method for Self-Defense\u003c\/b\u003e is about what you do next.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDuring World War II, the Office of Strategic Services sent people into environments where plans broke, communications failed, conditions changed, and waiting for perfect information could be its own mistake. Their advantage wasn't having a flawless plan. It was preparation for the moment the plan stopped being useful.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThat idea belongs far beyond espionage.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book shows you how to build \u003cb\u003efallbacks into ordinary life before you need them\u003c\/b\u003e: another route, another way to communicate, another place to go, another way to verify what you're being told, and another move when someone else is trying to narrow your choices.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing from documented OSS history, including Virginia Hall, the Jedburgh teams, Detachment 101, X-2 counterintelligence, and the Research and Analysis Branch, P.J. Agness turns intelligence history into a practical system for staying functional when circumstances change.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNot spy tricks.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNot combat techniques.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNot survivalist fantasy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePreparation. Adaptation. Communication. Resistance to pressure. Recovery.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach chapter ends with a \u003cb\u003eFIELD RULE, FIELD TEST, and FIELD DRILL\u003c\/b\u003e, so the principles become habits rather than interesting stories you forget when you close the book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBecause personal safety isn't only about recognizing danger.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSometimes it's about having somewhere to go when Plan A disappears.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIf your first plan failed tonight, would you already know your second?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e P. J. Agness\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798194665747\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/24\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 100\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.21lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.26d","brand":"P. J. Agness","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49174566928639,"sku":"9798194665747","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b56517de-158c-4bda-ab33-f6a4e455e791.jpg?v=1788960348","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-oss-method-for-self-defense-p-j-agness-9798194665747","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}