
Double Cross: The True Story of the D-Day Spies
Title: Double Cross: The True Story of the D-Day Spies Author: Macintyre, Ben ISBN: 9780307888778 Publisher: Crown Published: 2013 Binding: Quality Language: English Condition: Used: Near Fine Excellent, unmarked copy with little wear and tight binding. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders. Military History 1598576 Publisher Description: In Double Cross, New York Times bestselling author Ben Macintyre returns with the untold story of one of the greatest deceptions of World War II, and of the extraordinary spies who achieved it. On June 6, 1944, 150,000 Allied troops landed on the beaches of Normandy and suffered an astonishingly low rate of casualties. D-Day was a stunning military accomplishment, but it was also a masterpiece of trickery. Operation Fortitude, which protected and enabled the invasion, and the Double Cross system, which spe