03804cam a2200361 4500 545425772 TxAuBib 20211104120000.0 ||||||s2012||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9780307990464 030799046X 38d67c14-1d3d-4b82-b116-12c5f18d57e1 OverDrive (Reserve ID) 668341 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Macintyre, Ben. Double Cross [Libby Audiobook] : The True Story of the D-Day Spies. Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group, 2012. Format: OverDrive OverDrive MP3 Audiobook, Filesize: 348MB. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Listen, Filesize: 347MB. HTML:<b>In&#160;<i>Double Cross</i>, <i>New York Times</i> 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.<br /> <br /></b>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 specialized in turning German spies into double agents, deceived the Nazis into believing that the Allies would attack at Calais and Norway rather than Normandy. It was the most sophisticated and successful deception operation ever carried out, ensuring Allied victory at the most pivotal point in the war.<br /> <br /> This epic event has never before been told from the perspective of the key individuals in the Double Cross system, until now. These include its director (a brilliant, urbane intelligence officer), a colorful assortment of MI5 handlers (as well as their counterparts in Nazi intelligence), and the five spies who formed Double Cross’s nucleus: a dashing&#160; Serbian playboy, a Polish fighter-pilot, a bisexual Peruvian party girl, a deeply eccentric Spaniard, and a volatile Frenchwoman. The D-Day spies were, without question, one of the oddest military units ever assembled, and their success depended on the delicate, dubious relationship between spy and spymaster, both German and British. Their enterprise was saved from catastrophe by a shadowy sixth spy whose heroic sacrifice is revealed here for the first time.<br /> <br /> With the same depth of research, eye for the absurd and masterful storytelling that have made Ben Macintyre an international bestseller, <i>Double Cross</i> is a captivating narrative of the spies who wove a web so intricate it ensnared Hitler’s army and carried thousands of D-Day troops across the Channel in safety. Nonfiction. Military. History. Media Type: Audiobook. Listen Up Award. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2022-01-03 20:00:02. Lee, John, 1923- https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-25/1191-1/668341-DoubleCross.wma Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-425/1191-1/668341-DoubleCross.mp3 Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=38D67C14-1D3D-4B82-B116-12C5F18D57E1&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-25/1191-1/668341-DoubleCross.wma Excerpt (OverDrive Listen) https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-425/1191-1/668341-DoubleCross.mp3 Excerpt (OverDrive Listen) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=38D67C14-1D3D-4B82-B116-12C5F18D57E1&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Listen)