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Double cross [electronic resource] : the true story of the D-day spies / Ben Macintyre.

Macintyre, Ben, 1963- (Author).

Summary:

Recounts the story of the six double agents--Bronx, Brutus, Treasure, Tricycle and Garbo--who would weave a web of deception so intricate that it ensnared Hitler's army and helped to carry thousands of troops across the Channel in safety on 6 June 1944, D-Day.

Record details

ISBN: 9780307888761 (electronic bk.)
ISBN: 0307888762 (electronic bk.)
Physical Description: 1 online resource ([xiii], 399 p.) : ill., maps.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: New York : Crown, c2012.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (p. [383]-386) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Raw recruits -- A bit of an enigma -- Roman and the cat -- Coat tailing -- The club -- Garbo takes the stage -- Popov goes shopping -- The great game -- The flock -- True agent, false agent, double agent -- Cockade -- Discovered treasure -- The walk-in -- A time for fortitude -- Enriching the chicken feed -- Artist paints a picture -- Monty's double -- The double dash -- Jebsen's new friend -- "Am I not always careful?" -- Operation Dora -- Guest of the Gestapo -- Bronx gets toothache -- Garbo's warning -- Second innings.
Source of Description Note:	Description based on print version record.