secret service

"Describes the role spies played during World War II. Readers' choices reveal various historical details"--Provided by publisher.

Reveals the details of the 1943 plan by British intelligence to deceive Germany into believing an Allied invasion would take place either in Greece or Sardinia rather than in Sicily.

"Spring, 1941. German submarines are prowling the North Atlantic, sinking ships filled with the food, fuel and weapons that Britain needs to survive. Six young agents must sneak into Nazi-occupied Europe and sabotage a submarine base on France's western coast"--Cover p. [4].

Presents the true story of Eddie Chapman, who became one of the most successful double agents of World War II and describes how he trained as a German spy in occupied France, parachuted into England, and immediately contacted MI5, the British Secret Service.

D-Day, June 6, 1944, was a stunning military accomplishment but it was also a masterpiece of trickery. Operation Fortitude, which protected and enabled the invasion, and the Double Cross system, which specialized in turning German spies into double agents, tricked the Nazis into believing that the Allies would attack at Calais and Norway rather than Normandy, thereby keeping the bulk of Hitler's army away from the actual invasion site. Now the story is told from the point of view of the five spies who formed the Double Cross nucleus. And there was a shadowy sixth spy, whose heroic sacrifice is revealed here for the first time.

A history and description of the Allies' code-breaking operations at Bletchley Park during World War II. Covers the events which led to the successful description of German, Italian, and Japanese military and diplomatic codes.

Examines the 1942 capture and trial of eight German terrorists who infiltrated the U.S. in order to destroy key installations across the country and the subsequent execution of six of them, and draws a parallel between that and the post-September 11, 2001 detention of enemy combatants at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.