Macintyre, Ben

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.

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.

Describes the life of Josiah Harlan, a Pennsylvania Quaker who travelled to Afghanistan in the 1820s, became a surgeon for the Maharaja of Punjab although he had no medical training, assisted the exiled Afghan king, and was commander in chief of the Afghan armies.

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.