Double cross : the true story of the D-day spies
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Cedar Falls Public Library - Adult Nonfiction
940.542142 MAC
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940.542142 MAC
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Subjects
LC Subjects
Biographies.
Deception (Military science) -- History -- 20th century.
Espionage -- Europe -- History -- 20th century.
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.
Deception (Military science) -- History -- 20th century.
Espionage -- Europe -- History -- 20th century.
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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Book
Physical Desc
399 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Language
English
Notes
General Note
"Originally published in Great Britain by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc., London"--Title page verso.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 383-386) and index.
Description
"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."--Publisher description.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Macintyre, B. (2012). Double cross: the true story of the D-day spies (First edition.). Crown Publishers.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Macintyre, Ben, 1963-. 2012. Double Cross: The True Story of the D-day Spies. Crown Publishers.
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 Publishers, 2012.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Macintyre, Ben. Double Cross: The True Story of the D-day Spies First edition., Crown Publishers, 2012.
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