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Author Swanson, Jennifer, author.

Title Spies, lies, and disguise : the daring tricks and deeds that won World War II / Jennifer Swanson ; illustrated by Kevin O'Malley.

Publication Info. New York : Bloomsbury Children's Books ; 2019
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Location Call No. Status
 Bristol, Main Library - Children's Department  J940.548 SWA    Check Shelf
 Cromwell-Belden Public Library - Children's Department  J 940.5468 SWA    Check Shelf
 Glastonbury, Welles-Turner Memorial Library - Children's Department  J 940.54 SWANSON    Check Shelf
 New Britain, Main Library - Children's Department  J940.54 SWA    Check Shelf
 Southington Library - Children  J Historical Non-Fiction 940.5485 SWA    DUE 10-12-21 Billed
 West Hartford, Bishop's Corner Branch - Children's Nonfiction  J 940.5486 SWANSON    Check Shelf
 West Hartford, Noah Webster Library - Children's Nonfiction  J 940.54 SWANSON    Check Shelf
 Windsor, Main Library - Children's Department  J940.5486 SW    Check Shelf
Description x, 132 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 126-127) and index.
Contents License to kill -- Boating to safety: Operation Dynamo -- Churchill's secret army -- Code-breaking, Ultra style -- The dreaded Nachthexen (night witches) -- Cows can kill -- Hiding in plain sight -- Dead man floating (aka Operation Mincemeat) -- Bouncing bombs away! -- Pulling off the ultimate fake-out -- D-Day: invasion! -- Ghost armies, secret missions, and assassination attempts -- Covert spies working behind enemy lines -- Super-secret code talkers -- A ticking time bomb -- A final note.
Summary "In the late 1930s, times were desperate. The world found itself at war again, hardly more than twenty years after the First World War had ended - and the stakes were never higher. The leaders of every country involved were left without a choice. They had to try to end the war as fast as possible, using whatever means they could. That meant coming up with secret operations meant to deceive, deflect, and confuse their enemies. ... Readers will be captivated by the Allies' classified, covert efforts to gain the upper hand and win the war"--front flap.
Subject World War, 1939-1945 -- Juvenile literature.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- France -- Normandy -- Juvenile literature.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Camouflage -- Juvenile literature.
Deception (Military science) -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.
Spies -- Juvenile literature.
Espionage -- Juvenile literature.
Great Britain. Government Communications Headquarters -- Juvenile literature.
Great Britain. Government Communications Headquarters. (OCoLC)fst00591280
World War (1939-1945) (OCoLC)fst01180924
Camouflage (Military science) (OCoLC)fst00844785
Espionage. (OCoLC)fst00915379
Military campaigns. (OCoLC)fst01710190
Spies. (OCoLC)fst01129772
France -- Normandy. (OCoLC)fst01210709
Chronological Term 1939-1945
Genre/Form Instructional and educational works.
Illustrated works.
Added Author O'Malley, Kevin, 1961- illustrator.
ISBN 9781681197791 (hardcover)
1681197790 (hardcover)
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