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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The “superb [and] intensely readable” ( The Washington Post ) untold story of one of the greatest deceptions of World War II and the extraordinary spies who achieved it—from the bestselling author of Prisoners of the Castle “Not since Ian Fleming and John le Carré has a spy writer so captivated readers.”— The Hollywood Reporter On June 6, 1944, 150,000 Allied troops landed on the beaches of Normandy and suffered an astonishingly low rate of casualties. A stunning military achievement, it was also a masterpiece of trickery. Operation Fortitude, which protected and enabled the invasion, and the Double Cross system, which specialized in turning German spies into double agents, tricked the Nazis into believing that the Allied attacks would come in Calais and Norway rather than Normandy. It was the most sophisticated and successful deception operation ever carried out, ensuring Allied victory at the most pivotal moment in the war. This epic event has never before been told from the perspective of the key individuals in the Double Cross system, until now. These include its director (a brilliant, urbane intelligence officer), a colorful assortment of MI5 hand

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Author

Ben Macintyre, 1963-

Publisher

Crown Publishers

Published

2012

Language

EN

ISBN

9780307888778

Category

history

Subjects

Science, Memoir, Political Science

Rating

3.88 / 5 (147 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14