{"product_id":"double-cross-the-true-story-of-the-d-day-spies-paperback","title":"Double Cross: The True Story of the D-Day Spies - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBen MacIntyre\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eBESTSELLER - The \"superb [and] intensely readable\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e) untold story of one of the greatest deceptions of World War II and the extraordinary spies who achieved it--from the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003ePrisoners of the Castle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Not since Ian Fleming and John le Carré has a spy writer so captivated readers.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe Hollywood Reporter\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis 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 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, and a volatile Frenchwoman. Together they made up one of the oddest and most brilliant military units ever assembled. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith the same depth of research, eye for the absurd, and masterful storytelling that have made Ben Macintyre an international bestseller, \u003ci\u003eDouble Cross \u003c\/i\u003eis a captivating narrative of the spies who wove a web so intricate it ensnared Hitler's army and carried thousands of D-Day troops across the Channel in safety.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBEN MACINTYRE\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer-at-large for The Times of London and the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eA Spy Among Friends\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDouble Cross\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOperation Mincemeat\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eAgent Zigzag\u003c\/i\u003e, among other books. Macintyre has also written and presented BBC documentaries of his work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 416\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.97 x 7.96 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 14, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51978429727021,"sku":"9780307888778","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/dDR0cGRLd0l5dkN2djNSUFZVWFRpZz09.webp?v=1775805109","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/double-cross-the-true-story-of-the-d-day-spies-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}