Bodyguard of Lies, Volume 10Examines Allied intelligence and counter-intelligence operations during World War II, describing the cipher machine used to break German codes and the tactics, ruses, and deception employed to ensure the successful invasion of Normandy. |
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| Title | Bodyguard of Lies, Volume 10 Bodyguard of Lies, Anthony Cave Brown |
| Author | Anthony Cave Brown |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Harper & Row, 1975 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 25 Jul 2007 |
| ISBN | 0060105518, 9780060105518 |
| Length | 947 pages |
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