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A genius for deception : how cunning helped the British win two world wars
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- ISBN: 019538704X (alk. paper)
- ISBN: 9780195387049 (alk. paper)
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Physical Description:
xiv, 466 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cm.
print - Publisher: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | "First published in Great Britain as Churchill's wizards : the British genius for deception, 1914-1945 in 2008 by Faber and Faber"--T.p. verso. |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Pt. I. The war of nerves -- The nature of camouflage -- Engineering opinion -- Hiding and sniping -- Deception in the Dardanelles -- Steel trees -- Guile and guerilla -- The twice-promised land -- A dazzle of zebras -- Lying for Lloyd George -- Deceivers deceived -- Pt. 2 Wizards of WW2 -- Curtain up -- Winston is back -- Hiding the silver -- A great blow between the eyes -- Commando dagger -- British resistance -- Fire over England -- Radio propaganda -- 'A' Force: North Africa -- Impersonations -- The garden of forking paths -- The hinge of fate -- Mincemeat -- The double -- Overlord and fortitude -- V for vergeltung -- Epilogue. |
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| Subject: | Strategy History 20th century World War, 1939-1945 Deception Great Britain World War, 1914-1918 Deception Great Britain Deception (Military science) History 20th century |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Kirtland Community College Library | U 167.5 .D37 R36 2009 | 30540172 | General Collection | Available | - |