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The deceivers Allied military deception in the Second World War

Secret Codes, ciphers, strategic misdirection, and more: Deception was one of the most powerful weapons utilized by the Allies in World War II. Here are all the amazing tricks and leaked misfortunes—many revealed for the first time—that helped lure the Axis powers into false, even dangerous, positio...

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Main Author: Holt, Thaddeus (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York Skyhorse Publishing [2007]
Subjects:
World War, 1939-1945 > Deception > Great Britain
World War, 1939-1945 > Deception > United States
Deception (military Science)
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Table of Contents:
  • Prologue, 1862-1940
  • The master of the game
  • The art of deception
  • The customers
  • Most secret sources and special means
  • London control
  • The turning of the tide
  • Enter the Yanks
  • Hustling the East (I)
  • The soft underbelly
  • Hustling the East (II)
  • American deception grows up
  • Bodyguard
  • Quicksilver
  • Mediterranean finale
  • Last act in Europe
  • Hustling the East (III)
  • Bluebird
  • Last round in Asia
  • Epilogue

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