The real story of how Winston Churchill and the British mastered deception to defeat the Nazis - deceiving the Kaiser, deceiving Hitler and using brains to outwit force. By June 1940, most of Europe had fallen to the Nazis and Britain stood alone. Thus, with Winston Churchill at the helm, the British appeared to escape difficulty by harnessing the art of deception that had helped them win World War I. They broadcasted sinister British propaganda over fake German radio stations, cracked German secret codes, and intercepted their messages. Every German spy in Britain was captured, and many of them were used to send false information to their handlers. Fake documents provided misleading information. Fake wireless traffic from entire imaginary armies, dummy airbases with model airplanes, disguised ships, and inflatable tanks created a vital illusion of power. The climax of the impressive deception that was so crucial for the success of D-Day in 1944, “Churchill's Wizards: The British Genius for Deception 1914-1945” is a gripping work of popular military history filled with almost unbelievable tales of bravery, ingenuity, and deceit. Nicholas Rankin is the author of “Dead Man's Chest,” “Telegram from Guernica,” and “Ian Fleming’s Commandos.” 'This is a story that screams to be told. We could not imagine the extent of the ingenuity, the audacity of the imagination of these people... I couldn't stop reading this book.' - Doris Lessing
Manufacturer
- Author
- Nicholas Rankin
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Skroutz Book Awards 2025
- -
- Type
- General History
- Theme
- World History, Historical Archives
- Language
- English
- Subtitle
- The British Genius for Deception 1914-1945
- Cover
- Soft
- Number of Pages
- 688
- Release Date
- -
- Publication Date
- 2009
- Dimensions
- 12x19 cm
- ISBN-13
- 9780571221967
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