What do a polish pilot, a peruvian party girl, and a spanish chicken maven have in common. 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. 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. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. The true spy story that changed the course of world war ii, and agent zigzag the true wartime story of eddie chapman. See all books authored by ben macintyre, including operation mincemeat. The true story of the dday spies by ben macintyre online at alibris. Ben macintyre is a writeratlarge for the times of london and the bestselling author of a spy among friends, double cross, operation mincemeat, agent zigzag, the napoleon of crime, and forgotten fatherland, among other books. Macintyre has also written and presented bbc documentaries of the wartime espionage trilogy. Dday, 6 june 1944, the turning point of the second world war, was a victory of arms. 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. Rogue heroes the authorized wartime history,ben macintyre 9780241186862.
Ben always prided himself on having very deep roots in britain, what with his grandfather being associated with the kings hussars and his grandmother tracing her lineage to viscount netterville. He is the author of eight previous books including agent zigzag, shortlisted for the costa biography award and the galaxy british book award for biography of the year 2008, and the no. How a dead man and a bizarre plan fooled the nazis and assured an allied victory, 2010, etc. But it was also a triumph for a different kind of operation.
Ben macintyre, who rather seems to have cornered the market in factual books about espionage in this country, both during the second world war and then later, during the period of the cold war, has here written a complex account of the part that not just spies, but those who were double agents, or even triple agents, turned, and turned again or always firmly. Unlike some of macintyres earlier books, this one is cursed by its lack of focus, the wellknown nature of much of. Ben macintyre books list of books by author ben macintyre. Double cross 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. Macintyre has also written and presented bbc documentaries of his work.
Behind the derringdo, lies of course, the horror which that derringdo was designed to end. He has worked as the newspapers correspondent in new york, paris and washington. Ben macintyre is a writeratlarge for the times of london and the bestselling author of a spy among friends, double cross, operation mincemeat, agent zigzag, and rogue heroes, among other books. Dday was a stunning military accomplishment, but it was. Operation fortitude, which protected and enabled the invasion, and the double cross system. A stunning military accomplishment, it was also a masterpiece of trickery. Macintyre has also written and presented bbc documentaries of. Ben macintyre is the leading practitioner of oddballpowered history. A connoisseur and celebrant of eccentricity, he specializes in often. With his latest book, double cross, ben macintyre tells the astonishing true story of a bizarre group of misfit spies who played a critical role in the success of dday. Ben macintyre is a columnist and associate editor on 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 normandy, were the targets of the 150,000strong allied invasion force.
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