| Description |
96 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps, portraits ; 28 cm. |
| Series |
Outwitting the enemy : stories from the Second World War |
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Outwitting the enemy : stories from the Second World War.
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| Note |
Includes index. |
| Contents |
Map -- Introduction -- Espionage: Double Cross system -- Award performance -- Crook turned spy -- Too good to be true -- Special forces: Special forces: AXIS: Dirty tricks -- Terror swooped in -- Riding torpedoes -- Nazi daredevil -- Special forces: ALLIED: Outfoxing the Desert Fox -- Try, try again -- Over and out -- Hoodwinked -- Black devils -- In the nick of time -- Codes and ciphers: Ultra hush-hush -- Most secret source -- Allied war at the sea -- Super secret scrambler -- Navajo code talkers -- Ambush at Midway -- More -- Acknowledgments -- Bibliographies -- Photo credits -- Glossary -- Index. |
| Summary |
The first title in this new series offers readers factual tales about an array of spy schemes used by various countries in an attempt to trick the enemy and win the war, enhanced with sidebars, historical photos, and color maps. |
| Study Program |
Accelerated Reader AR MG 8.8 5.0 71327. |
| Subject |
World War, 1939-1945 -- Secret service -- Juvenile literature.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Deception -- Juvenile literature.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Cryptography -- Juvenile literature.
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Espionage.
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| Added Author |
Craig, David.
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Forrester, Tina.
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| ISBN |
1550377787 paperback $19.95 |
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9781550377781 paperback |
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1550377795 bound $29.95 |
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9781550377798 bound |
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