Double cross : the true story of the D-day spies
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Published
New York : Crown, c2012.
Edition
First edition
Physical Description
[xiii], 399 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm.
Status
Campbell Co. Public Library - Nonfiction
940.5421 MACINTYRE 2012
1 available
940.5421 MACINTYRE 2012
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Subjects
Library of Congress Subjects
Deception (Military science) -- History -- 20th century.
Espionage -- Europe -- History -- 20th century.
National Public Radio (U.S.)
Spies -- Europe -- Biography.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- France -- Normandy.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Deception.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Military intelligence.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Secret service.
Espionage -- Europe -- History -- 20th century.
National Public Radio (U.S.)
Spies -- Europe -- Biography.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- France -- Normandy.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Deception.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Military intelligence.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Secret service.
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Published
New York : Crown, c2012.
Format
Book
Edition
First edition
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. [383]-386) and index.
Summary
Recounts the story of the six double agents--Bronx, Brutus, Treasure, Tricycle, Garbo, and a shadowy sixth spy whose heroic sacrifice is revealed here for the first time--who would weave a web of deception so intricate that it ensnared Hitler's army and helped to carry thousands of troops across the Channel in safety on 6 June 1944, D-Day.
Summary
The story of D-Day has been told from many points of view, but never before from the perspectives of the key individuals in the Double Cross system. These include its director (a brilliant, urbane intelligence officer), a colorful assortment of MI5 handlers (as well as their counterparts in Nazi intelligence), and the five spies who formed Double Cross's nucleus: a dashing Serbian playboy, a Polish fighter pilot, a bisexual Peruvian party girl, a deeply eccentric Spaniard with a diploma in chicken farming, and a volatile Frenchwoman whose obsessive love for her pet dog very nearly wrecked the entire plan. The D-Day spies were, without question, one of the oddest military units ever assembled, and their success depended on the delicate, dubious relationship between spy and spymaster, both German and British. Their enterprise was saved from catastrophe by a shadowy sixth spy whose heroic sacrifice is revealed here for the first time.--From publisher description.
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Macintyre, B. (2012). Double cross: the true story of the D-day spies (First edition). Crown.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Macintyre, Ben, 1963-. 2012. Double Cross: The True Story of the D-day Spies. Crown.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Macintyre, Ben, 1963-. Double Cross: The True Story of the D-day Spies Crown, 2012.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Macintyre, Ben. Double Cross: The True Story of the D-day Spies First edition, Crown, 2012.
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