Churchill's wizards: the British genius for deception 1914-1945 / Nicholas Rankin
2008, 2nd Impression. London: Faber. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #360219
Physical description: xvii, 645 pages, [8] p. of plates: ill. ; 20 cm. Contents: 1. The War of Nerves -- 2. The Nature of Camouflage -- 3. Engineering Opinion -- 4. Hiding and Sniping -- 5. Deception in the Dardanelles -- 6. Steel Trees -- 7. Guile and Guerrilla -- 8. The Twice-promised Land -- 9. A Dazzle of Zebras -- 10. Lying for Lloyd George -- 11. Deceivers Deceived -- 12. Wizards Of WW2 -- 13. Curtain Up -- 14. Winston is Back -- 15. Hiding the Silver -- 16. 'A Great Blow Between the Eyes' -- 17. Commando Dagger -- 18. British Resistance -- 19. Fire Over England -- 20. Radio Propaganda -- 21. 'A' Force: North Africa -- 22. Impersonations -- 23. The Garden of Forking Paths -- 24. The Hinge of Fate -- 25. MINCEMEAT -- 26. The Double -- 27. OVERLORD and FORTITUDE -- 28. V for Vergeltung. Subjects: World War (1939-1945). World War, 1939-1945 Deception Great Britain. Churchill, Winston, |d 1874-1965. Military intelligence Great Britain.
Price: €12.95