Undercover Tales of World War II
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ISBN: 0471379441 / Publisher: Wiley, March 2000
A popular military historian presents detailed accounts of more than seventy behind-the-scenes tales of bribery, sabotage, espionage, and other clandestine operations from the Second World War. Reprint.
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Critical acclaim for William B. Breuer ""A first-class historian."" --The Wall Street Journal Vendetta! ""A wealth of insights.""--Los Angeles Times Book Review Unexplained Mysteries of World War II ""Anyone interested in twists of fate should find this book fascinating."" --Library Journal Feuding Allies ""A valuable resource . highly recommended.""--Booklist* A bloc of hard-core American Nazis carries out elaborate plans to sabotage war efforts and keep the United States neutral.* A wily Japanese ""tailor"" single-handedly steals the secrets to the United States Gray Code.* A French boy and his ""blind"" music teacher penetrate, in broad daylight, the German forbidden zone at Port-en-Bessein.Just beneath the surface of the legendary events of World War II lurks a vast, shadowy, high-stakes realm of espionage and intelligence, where the most successful operations are the ones we've never heard about . until now. With his trademark blend of dynamic storytelling and meticulous detail, William Breuer reveals seventy clandestine operations that affected the course of the war. Vivid and fast-paced, this far-reaching treasury of vanishing spies, mysterious kidnappings, and bizarre subplots is a unique and riveting addition to the World War II literature.
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