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Top Secret Tales of World War II Winston Churchill once remarked that the secret warfare waged in World War II equaled "the most fantastic inventions of romance and melodrama." William Breuer vividly confirms that assessment with these compelling accounts of Allied and Axis intelligence throughout World War II. Here are riveting tales of patriotism and treachery, saboteurs, sleepers, and moles, giving fresh perspectives on the best-known interceptions and deceptions of the war--the breaking of the German code Enigma and the Japanese code Purple, Operation Overlord's successful disguise of the D-Day invasion--as well as little-known feats of civilian bravado in the face of danger. Meet Sidney Cotton, a British businessman and aviator who took the Luftwaffe's General Albrecht Kesselring aloft for a test flight at a German air show and then coolly snapped valuable reconnaissance photographs after handing the controls over to the Nazi officer. Shadow the covert armada that shipped the foundation of Great Britain's financial security--including $2.5 billion in gold--from London to the Bank of Canada in Ottawa, without suffering a single loss from U-boats at the height of the Battle for the Atlantic. Discover how U.S. taxpayers footed the bill for a successful Nazi propaganda effort that was documented in the Congressional Record, published by the Government Printing Office, and mailed on a congressman's postal privileges. Witness a German military spy so inept he carried his World War I medals on his mission, and another so bold that he advertised for industry secrets in the pages of Popular Aviation magazine. He paid twenty dollars each for the numerous--and significant--replies that poured in. Drawn extensively from personal interviews, private correspondence, trial records, and declassified documents from official archives, this engrossing volume provides detailed, frequently startling revelations about the secret wars fought behind the battlefields--and the headlines--of World War II.
Detalles
- Título Top Secret Tales of World War II
- Autor William B. Breuer
- Encuadernación Tapa dura
- Edición 1st printing
- Páginas 256
- Volúmenes 1
- Idioma ENG
- Editorial Wiley (TP), New York
- Fecha de publicación 2000-02-01
- Features Bibliography, Dust Cover, Index, Table of Contents
- ISBN 9780471353829 / 0471353825
- Peso 1.2 libras (0.54 kg)
- Dimensiones 9.65 x 6.5 x 1.04 pulgadas (24.51 x 16.51 x 2.64 cm)
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Temas
- Chronological Period: 1940's
- Library of Congress subjects World War, 1939-1945 - Secret service, Subversive activities
- Número de catálogo de la Librería del Congreso de EEUU 99027133
- Dewey Decimal Code 940.548
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Citas
- Kirkus Reviews, 02/01/2000, Page 160
- Publishers Weekly, 02/07/2000, Page 76
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