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Double Cross: The True Story of the D-Day Spies

Ben Macintyre

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Description:D-Day, 6 June 1944, 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.The deception involved every branch of Allied wartime intelligence, but at its heart was a team of five double agents, one of the oddest military units ever assembled: a bisexual Peruvian playgirl, a Polish fighter pilot, a Serbian seducer, a Spaniard with a diploma in chicken farming, and a Frenchwoman whose love for her pet dog nearly wrecked the entire operation.These were not conventional warriors, but their masterpiece of deceit saved countless lives, and Double Cross is their story.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Double Cross: The True Story of the D-Day Spies. To get started finding Double Cross: The True Story of the D-Day Spies, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 417

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: —

Release: 2013

ISBN: 1408830620

Description: D-Day, 6 June 1944, 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.The deception involved every branch of Allied wartime intelligence, but at its heart was a team of five double agents, one of the oddest military units ever assembled: a bisexual Peruvian playgirl, a Polish fighter pilot, a Serbian seducer, a Spaniard with a diploma in chicken farming, and a Frenchwoman whose love for her pet dog nearly wrecked the entire operation.These were not conventional warriors, but their masterpiece of deceit saved countless lives, and Double Cross is their story.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Double Cross: The True Story of the D-Day Spies. To get started finding Double Cross: The True Story of the D-Day Spies, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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