The Deceivers

This history examines Allied strategic deception in the Second World War, from early improvisation to the large plans that covered the invasions of North Africa, Sicily, and Normandy. Holt describes dummy armies, false radio traffic, double-agent networks, and the London Controlling Section's coordination of lies about where landings would fall. He treats British, American, and some Soviet practice, and he follows particular operations such as Bodyguard and Fortitude in detail. The book is a study of military deceit as an institution, not a general campaign history and not a biography of any one spy.

Bound in grey cloth, cover blocked with a black, silver and red design. Black two-volume slipcase.