{"product_id":"double-cross-the-true-story-of-the-d-day-spies-9780307888778","title":"Double Cross: The True Story of the D-Day Spies","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eDouble Cross\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis 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 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith the same depth of research, eye for the absurd and masterful storytelling that have made Ben Macintyre an international bestseller, \u003ci\u003eDouble Cross \u003c\/i\u003eis 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Broadway Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/14\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780307888778\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 399\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.78lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.96h x 5.20w x 0.97d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/31\/2013 pg. 103\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/02\/2013 pg. 56\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Ben Macintyre","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36635604844700,"sku":"9780307888778","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_e2cbf698-fa5c-490f-9ea4-7a08de0d6ad8.jpg?v=1603840035","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/double-cross-the-true-story-of-the-d-day-spies-9780307888778","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}