| Edition |
First Large print edition. |
| Description |
572 pages (large print), 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [545]-550) and index. |
| Summary |
The successful D-Day landing of 150,000 Allied troops on the beaches of Normandy encompasses tens of thousands of compelling stories, but none of them perhaps is more significant than the history of the MI5 plan called Double Cross. That brilliantly executed deceit convinced Hitler and German military leaders to mass their defenses hundreds of miles from the actual assault. In this new book, Ben Macintyre (Operation Mincemeat; Agent Zigzag) not only goes beyond earlier accounts; he renders this intricate, risky undertaking with compelling suspense and narrative skill. |
| Note |
GMD: large print. |
| Subject |
World War, 1939-1945 -- Secret service.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- France -- Normandy.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Military intelligence.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Deception.
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Deception (Military science) -- History -- 20th century.
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Espionage -- Europe -- History -- 20th century.
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Spies -- Europe -- Biography.
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| Genre/Form |
Large type books.
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| ISBN |
9780307990686 lg. print $26.00 |
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0307990680 lg. print $26.00 |
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