{"product_id":"9780007413249","title":"Operation Fortitude: The True Story of the Key Spy Operation of WWII That Saved D-Day","description":"\u003cp\u003eOperation Fortitude was the ingenious web of deception spun by the Allies to mislead the Nazis as to how and where the D-Day landings were to be mounted.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'One of the most creative intelligence operations of all time' – Kim Philby\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe story of how this web was woven is one of intrigue, personal drama, ground-breaking techniques, internal resistance, and good fortune. It is a tale of double agents, black radio broadcasts, phantom armies, 'Ultra' decrypts, and dummy parachute drops. These diverse tactics were intended to come together to create a single narrative so compelling that it would convince Adolf Hitler of its authenticity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOperation Fortitude was intended to create the false impression that the Normandy landings were merely a feint to disguise a massive forthcoming invasion by this American force in the Pas de Calais. In other words, the success of D-Day – the beginning of the end of the Second World War – was made possible by the efforts of men and women who were not present on the Normandy beaches.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMen such as Juan Pujol, a Spanish double-agent (code-name GARBO) who sent hundreds of wireless messages from London to Madrid in the build-up to D-Day relaying supposed intelligence from his fictitious spy network. This allowed the enemy to conclude that the number of Allied divisions preparing to invade was twice the actual number.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMen such as R.V Jones, the head of British Scientific Intelligence, who masterminded the dropping of tinfoil confetti from the bomb-bay doors of Lancaster bombers, creating a false impression that a flotilla of Allied ships was heading in the opposite direction to the genuine invasion fleet.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUsing first hand sources from a wide range of archives, government documents, letters and memos Operation Fortitude builds a picture of what wartime Britain was like, as well as the immense pressure these men and women were working under and insure D-Day succeeded.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Joshua Levine","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47284866613397,"sku":"9780007413249","price":6.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/9780007413249.png?v=1776992087","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9780007413249","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}