Double cross the true story of the dday spies paperback by macintyre, ben author by macintyre, ben and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. July 28, 2012 in his new book double cross, ben macintyre recounts the story of the huge deception staged by the allies before dday to hide the. He is bestknown for his bestselling books about espionage, including operation mincemeat, agent zigzag which was shortlisted for the costa biography award and the galaxy british book award for biography of the year 2008 and a spy amongst friends. Ben macintyre is a writeratlarge for the times of london and the bestselling author of a spy among friends, double cross, operation mincemeat, and agent zigzag, among other books. Macintyre has also written and presented bbc documentaries of his work. The eddie chapman story 2011, double cross the true story of the d day spies 2012 kim philby his most intimate betrayal. Press releases double cross by ben macintyre ben macintyre, author of the celebrated bestsellers agent zigzag and operation mincemeat, concludes his world war ii trilogy on spy craft and espionage with double cross, the untold story of the grand final deception of the war and of the extraordinary spies who achieved it. Ben macintyre is the leading practitioner of oddballpowered history. Ben macintyre is a columnist and associate editor on the times. British author ben macintyre is a columnist and associate editor for the times. At the heart of the deception was the double cross system, a team of double agents whose bravery, treachery, greed and inspiration succeeded in convincing the nazis that calais and norway, not. On june 6, 1944, 150,000 allied troops landed on the beaches of normandy and suffered an astonishingly low rate of casualties. A stunning military accomplishment, it was also a masterpiece of trickery. Dday, 6 june 1944, the turning point of the second world war, was a victory of arms.
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