Deathly Deception

Zusatztext Now for the first time we have all the facts which dispel the mysteries surrounding the operation and show the complexities! pitfalls and dangers faced by British intelligence. Using official sources and an historian's acumen! Prof. Smyth has at last revealed the whole story of this fascinating ploy which did so much to save Allied soldier's lives. Informationen zum Autor Denis Smyth studied for his Ph.D. in History at the University of Cambridge under the supervision of Sir Harry Hinsley, official historian of British intelligence in the Second World War. He lectured in Modern European History at University College, Cork from 1976 to 1985, and has been a Professor in the Department of History, and in the International Relations Programme, at the University of Toronto since 1985. His previous publications have dealt with the diplomacyand strategy of the Great Powers during the twentieth century and he has edited a number of volumes in the British Documents on Foreign Affairs series. Klappentext The story of the classic World War Two stratagem which persuaded Hitler's Generals that the Allies were going to attack Greece rather than Sicily in the summer of 1943 - an intelligence coup that contributed to the Allied victory in Sicily and inflicted irreparable damage on the German war effort. Zusammenfassung The story of the classic World War Two stratagem which persuaded Hitler's Generals that the Allies were going to attack Greece rather than Sicily in the summer of 1943 - an intelligence coup that contributed to the Allied victory in Sicily and inflicted irreparable damage on the German war effort.

Product details

• Authors: Denis Smyth, Denis (Department of History Smyth, Smyth Denis
• Publisher: Oxford University Press Trade
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 02.08.2011
• EAN: 9780199605989
• ISBN: 978-0-19-960598-9
• Dimensions: 137 mm x 216 mm x 22 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Non-fiction book; Europe, European History, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Military, True war & combat stories, HISTORY / Military / General, HISTORY / Europe / General, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, Second World War, c 1938 to c 1946 (World War Two period), Modern warfare, c 1939 to c 1945 (including WW2), True war and combat stories, HISTORY / Military / Intelligence & Espionage, History / Wars & Conflicts / World War II / European Theater