The Spy Who Spent the War in Bed: And Other Bizarre Tales from World War II
de Breuer, William B
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- 0471267392
- ISBN 13
- 9780471267393
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A rare treat for World War II history buffs and fans of the strange, absurd, and unexplained Acclaimed military historian William Breuer takes readers on a trip through the looking glass to acquaint them with the weirder side of World War II. Featuring a cast of characters including double- and triple-agents, femme fatales, fearless leaders, and men at arms, The Spy who Spent the War In Bed is a collection of seventy concise, vividly rendered tales of war, ranging from laugh-out-loud funny, to inspiring, to just-plain-bizarre. For instance, there's the one about how reputed Irish Republican Army members in New York conned Nazi intelligence out of a small fortune. There's also a thrilling account of how four American newsmen bagged an entire German platoon. And there's the haunting tale of the "Mystery Plane," an experimental aircraft that took off on a short test flight over England one sunny afternoon in 1938 and simply vanished into a cloudless summer sky...
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- Título
- The Spy Who Spent the War in Bed: And Other Bizarre Tales from World War II
- Autor
- Breuer, William B
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa blanda
- Estado del libro
- Nuevo
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0471267392
- ISBN 13
- 9780471267393
- Editorial
- Wiley
- Lugar de publicación
- Somerset, New Jersey, U.s.a.
- Fecha de publicación
- 2003-04-01
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