Double cross : the true story of the D-Day spies
Macintyre, Ben, 1963-2012
Books, Manuscripts
D-Day, 6 June 1944, the turning point of the Second World War, was a victory of arms. But it was also a triumph for a different kind of operation: one of deceit, aimed at convincing the Nazis that Calais and Norway, not Normandy, were the targets of the 150,000-strong invasion force.
Main title:
Double cross : the true story of the D-Day spies / Ben Macintyre.
Author:
Imprint:
London : Bloomsbury, 2012.
Collation:
417 p., [32] p. of plates : ill., maps, ports. ; 23 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781408819906 (hbk)1408819902 (hbk)
Dewey class:
940.5'421'421940.5421421940.5421940.5488940.542940.54214940.548641940.5486940.548
Local class:
940.542940.542142940.5421940.5421428920COWE
Language:
English
Subject:
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- France -- NormandyWorld War, 1939-1945 -- Secret serviceWorld War, 1939-1945 -- Military intelligenceWorld War, 1939-1945 -- DeceptionDeception (Military science) -- History -- 20th centuryEspionage -- Europe -- History -- 20th centuryWarfare and DefencePhilosophyPhilosophyWarfare and DefenceWorld War II -- EspionageWorld War II -- D-Day
Index terms:
World War 2World War TwoWorld War II
BRN:
604860
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