Code Name: TRIFECTA: The Secret Missions That Ended WWII (The CODE NAME: Series)

Winner of 2025's Nonfiction War-book of the Year, Code Name: TRIFECTA captures WWII at its tipping point with insatiable detail. Discover the secret never before told missions that helped end WWII, and the American Operation that lead to the death of the notorious Italian Dictator - Benito Mussolini.

Newly uncovered, never-before-published documents spanning U.S., CIA, British, and Italian archives, to include deathbed confessions and family secrets have shed light on three unknown secret missions. Journey through the battle-scarred landscapes of the Balkans and Italy as Dick and Stan—real-life American heroes and secret OSS Agents—navigate the hidden corridors of power and witness WWII's dramatic end firsthand.

The situation is stark, and lives hang in the balance - the Allies have tightened their grip on Europe and a team of elite operatives embark on a series of daring missions, culminating in a high-stakes kill/capture operation deep in enemy territory—one that, if successful, could bring a brutal war to a quick end. Their target: Benito Mussolini, the man whose terrifying reign has fueled a nation’s suffering. But as shifting allegiances, double agents, and deadly secrets emerge, the mission is jeopardized when a handful of OSS operatives are forced to fight for their lives against thousands of Fascists and German SS troops who want them dead.

Fans of historical memoirs, thrillers, espionage, and pulse-pounding storytelling won’t be able to put this book down as they experience relentless action, razor-sharp intrigue, and a shocking final reveal—not only uncovering Mussolini’s fate but those that went in to capture him.