Hitler's Secret Army
A Hidden History of Spies, Saboteurs, and Traitors in World War II
New York : Pegasus Books, 2019.
Format: Book
Edition: First Pegasus Books hardcover edition.
Description: xxiii, 454 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
"This dramatic exposé of Allied subterfuge and betrayal uncovers the treachery of undercover fascists and American Nazi spy rings during the height of World War II"--Jacket flap.
Contents:
A wake-up call -- Target Britain -- A nation unprepared -- 'The shadow of the German sword' -- The last spies of peace -- Phoney war -- Perish Judah! -- Lords traitorous -- Two weeks in May -- Assisting the enemy -- The Kensington conspiracy -- 'A revolutionary dictatorship should be imposed' -- Password 'Peter Leigh' -- Witch-finding -- Humble tools and real criminals -- Treachery and death -- 'Most frank and attractive' -- 'Rosebud' and the road to entrapment -- Dorothy, Dormouse and Jack -- The Marita network -- After the war.
Subjects:
World War, 1939-1945 -- Secret service -- Great Britain.
Subversive activities -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century.
Espionage, German -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century.
Fascists -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Secret service -- Great Britain.
Subversive activities -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century.
Espionage, German -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century.
Fascists -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century.
ISBN:
9781643130774
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
HISTORY War WWII Espionage Tat | Main (Downtown) | Third Level, Nonfiction | In |
Includes bibliographical references and index.