The deceivers : Allied military deception in the Second World War / Thaddeus Holt

London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2004. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine cloth copy in a near fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. Physical description; xx, 1148 pages : maps ; 23 cm. Contents; Prologue, 1862-1940 -- The master of the game -- The art of deception -- The customers -- Most secret sources and special means -- London control -- The turning of the tide -- Enter the Yanks -- Hustling the East (I) -- The soft underbelly -- Hustling the East (II) -- American deception grows up -- Bodyguard -- Quicksilver -- Mediterranean finale -- Last act in Europe -- Hustling the East (III) -- Bluebird -- Last round in Asia -- Epilogue -- Appendix 1: Allied deception operations -- Appendix 2: Special means channels -- Appendix 3: The phantom armies -- Appendix 4: Maps. Subjects; World War II, (1939-1945) Deception Great Britain. World War II, (1939-1945) Deception United States. Deception (Military science). Military intelligence. Secret service. World War II, (1939-1945) Deception. World War II, (1939-1945) Military intelligence. World War II, (1939-1945) Secret service. World War II, (1939-1945) Deception Great Britain. World War II, (1939-1945) Deception United States. Deception (Military science) History 20th century. Great Britain. United States. Second World War, (1939-1945). espionage. Genres; Bibliography. Illustrated.