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The deceivers : Allied military deception in the Second World War / Thaddeus Holt.

"In World War II, the Allies employed unprecedented methods and practiced the most successful military deception ever seen, meticulously feeding misinformation to Axis intelligence to lead Axis commanders into erroneous action. Thaddeus Holt's comprehensive book tells the full story behind these operations. Exactly how the Allies engaged in strategic deception has remained secret for decades. Now, with the help of newly declassified material, Holt reveals this secret to the world.".

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C9003775395 940.54 HOL
Adult nonfiction   City Branch . . On Loan . 2 Apr 2024
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ISBN 0297848046
Dewey 940.54
Author Holt, Thaddeus
Title The deceivers : Allied military deception in the Second World War / Thaddeus Holt.
Published London : Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2004.
Physical description xix., 1148 p. : maps., ports ; 24 cm.
General note Includes index
Note Bibliography : p. 953 - 973.
Includes bibliographical references : p. 975 - 1103.
Summary "In World War II, the Allies employed unprecedented methods and practiced the most successful military deception ever seen, meticulously feeding misinformation to Axis intelligence to lead Axis commanders into erroneous action. Thaddeus Holt's comprehensive book tells the full story behind these operations. Exactly how the Allies engaged in strategic deception has remained secret for decades. Now, with the help of newly declassified material, Holt reveals this secret to the world.".
"Once the Americans joined the war in 1941, they had much to learn from their British counterparts, who had been honing their deception skills for years. As the war progressed, the British took charge of misinformation efforts in the European theater, while the Americans focused on the Pacific. The Deceivers takes readers from the early British achievements in the Middle East and Europe at the beginning of the war to the massive Allied success of D-Day, America's victory in the Pacific theater, and the war's culmination on the brink of an invasion of Japan."--BOOK JACKET.
Subject World War, 1939-1945 -- Deception -- Great Britain
World War, 1939-1945 -- Deception -- United States
Deception (Military science)
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