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TITLE:
Double cross : [large print] the true story of the D-day spies / Ben Macintyre.
Alternate Title:
True story of the D-Day spies
Publication Date:
2012
Publication Information:
New York : Random House,
Edition:
1st large print ed.
Physical Description:
572 p.
Bibliography Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:
Six real British spies (one dies), plus fake national network, divert Nazis from 6 June 1944 so 150K Allied troops on the beaches of Normandy sustain lower than expected casualties. Double Cross includes handsome brilliant director "Tar", colorful MI5 handlers, Nazi counterparts. The nucleus was Wodehouse Wooster imitator Jebsen, Serbian playboy Popov, boastful nationalistic Polish Czerniawski, bisexual party-girl Elvira, GarcÔia with diploma in chicken farming and volatile Lily, nearly their downfall after losing her dog Babs.
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780307990686
