| Description |
xiv, 466 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Series |
Churchill's wizards |
| Contents |
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 |
| Summary |
"The Story of how the British really won two world wars - by canning the Kaiser, hoaxing Hitler and using brains to outwit brawn." "By June 1940, most of Europe had fallen to the Nazis and Britain stood alone. To protect itself, the nation fell back on cunning. With Winston Churchill in charge, the British bluffed their way out of trouble - lying, pretending and dressing up in order to survive. Culminating in the spectacular misdirection that was so essential to the success of D-Day in 1944, Churchill's Wizards is a thrilling work of popular military history. Nicholas Rankin reveals the true stories of those brave and creative mavericks who helped win what Churchill called 'the war of the Unknown Warriors'."--BOOK JACKET |
| Analysis |
Great Britain |
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History, 1901-1945 |
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Military strategy |
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Overseas item |
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World War 1 |
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World War 2 |
| Notes |
"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 |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Deception (Military science) -- History -- 20th century.
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Strategy -- History -- 20th century.
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World War, 1914-1918 -- Deception -- Great Britain.
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World War, 1914-1918 -- Military intelligence -- Great Britain.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Deception -- Great Britain.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Military intelligence -- Great Britain.
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| Author |
Rankin, Nicholas, 1950-
Churchill's wizards
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| LC no. |
2009018155 |
| ISBN |
019538704X (alk. paper) |
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9780195387049 (alk. paper) |
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