OSS in World War II Albania: Covert Operations and Collaboration with Communist Partisans - Paperbackby Peter Lucas (Author) World War II found Albania fighting a war within a war. In addition to the threat faced from the Germans, Albania was engaged in a civil war between the Nazi sponsored Ballists and the Communist partisans led by Enver Hoxha. While America was reluctant to get involved in the civil conflict, the United States was naturally inclined to lend support to whoever fought the Nazis even if that meant an alliance with the Communists. On