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Feb 27, 2024 · CODE NAME: LISE: THE TRUE STORY OF THE WOMAN WHO BECAME WORLD WAR II’S MOST HIGHLY DECORATED SPY BY LARRY LOFTIS (2019) 385 PAGES ★★★★★ — A WOMAN WAS WORLD WAR II’S MOST HIGHLY DECORATED SPY. She was the most decorated spy in World War II of either gender. Her name was Odette Sansom (later Odette Hallowes). From 1942 to 1945 ...
A "savvy study" (Publishers Weekly) and a fascinating exploration of the roles many spy novelists played during World War II and the influence of intelligence work on their writing. World War II deception operations created elaborate fictions and subterfuges to prevent the enemy from apprehending the true targets and objectives of Allied forces.
Sep 10, 2015 · Max Hastings, Steven Crossley (Reading) Examining the espionage and intelligence stories of World War II, on a global basis, bringing together the British, American, German, Russian, and Japanese histories.Spies, codes, and guerrillas played critical roles in the Second World War, exploited by every nation in the struggle to gain secret ...
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Western powers gradually fought back after the Second World War, mounting their own shadow war, deploying propaganda, recruiting intelligence networks and pioneering new spy technologies against the Soviet Union. Spies is an inspiring, engrossing story of the best and worst of mankind: bravery and honour, treachery and betrayal. The narrative ...
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screenable online: 4 episodes. Montagu, Garbo, Fuchs, Penkovsky... Their names may mean nothing to you, yet these people changed the course of history. They were the greatest spies of the twentieth century. Spies of War reveals the espionage behind decisive historical events. See how one man assumed 24 identities to simulate the existence of a ...
Aug 17, 1995 · The shady world of real-life espionage is as alarming and mysterious as any John Le Carré novel or James Bond movie. This outstanding book chronicles the international history of intelligence in the 20th century, exploring the impact of spies on world events during both war and peacetime. The work highlights the key events and breakthroughs in ...
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3. Eye Of The Needle by Ken Follett. Set during World War II, the novel revolves around a ruthless German spy known as 'The Needle' due to his preference for a stiletto as his killing tool. His mission is to uncover the Allies' invasion plans and relay them to Hitler, potentially changing the course of the war.
