double cross the true story of the d day spies

Double Cross is ennobling, invigorating and, above all, entertaining. 'Another captivating, improbably fresh story of World War II. But the author is also adept at communicating the seriousness and the stakes of the underlying game.Nail-biting and chuckle-inducing reading.' 'Macintyre revels in the surreal aspects of his story, writing with a breezy, almost tongue-in-cheek style. 'A wonderfully entertaining story of deception and trickery that is told with verve and wit.Macintyre's early books about espionage in World War II have been bestsellers, and this will be no exception.' 'Superb.the story comes alive again in all its stupendous, unimaginable duplicity.intensely readable' Employing a wry wit and a keen eye for detail, he delivers an ultimately winning tale fraught with European intrigue and subtle wartime heroics.' ' complex, absorbing final installment in his trilogy about World War II espionage.Macintyre is a master storyteller. 'Macintyre at once exalts and subverts the myths of spycraft, and has a keen eye for absurdity.'

It is a story unsurpassed in the long history of intelligence.' Ben Macintyre's factual account is more gripping than what you will find anywhere else. 'Forget fiction when you are buying beach reading this summer. He takes us into a world of bounders, spivs, roués, and men (and women) on the make. 'It should be said loud and clear that Macintyre is a supremely gifted storyteller. 'Gripping stories from the perspective of a remarkable ragtag group of spies who tricked the Nazis in an astounding D-Day deception.

Double cross the true story of the d day spies