Deceiving Hitler, by Terry Crowdy

Deceiving Hitler: Double Cross and Deception in World War II, by Terry Crowdy
Osprey Publishing, 2008
305 pages plus Appendices, Acronyms, Endnotes, Index and 16 pages of b&w photos
Library: 940.5486 CRO

Description
In the war against Hitler, the Allies had to use every ounce of cunning and trickery that they possessed. Combining military deceptions with the dounble agent network run by the intelligence services, they were able to send the enemy misleading information about Allied troops, plans and operations.

From moving imaginary armies around the desert to putting a corpse with fake papers floating in the Mediterranean, and from fabricating successful bombing campaigns to the convoluted deceptionsthat kept part of the German forces away from Normandy prior to D-Day, Terry Crowdy explores the deception war that combined the double agent network with ingenious plans to confuse and hoodwink the Fuhrer.

Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Preface
Prologue
1. Snow
2. The Invasion Spies
3. Burning Lies
4. The System
5. Snow Fall
6. The 'Dicky' Period
7. Spanish Intrigues
8. 'A' Force
9. The Controlling Officer
10. El Alamein
11. The Development of Agent Cases
12. Mincemeat
13. London Calling
14. The Fortitude Plan
15. By Special Means
16. Vindication
17. Mediterranean Swan Song
18. The final Deceits
Epilogue
Appendices
A - The Mastermind Memo
B - The Garbo Network
C - Spy Codenames
D - Operations and Plans
E - Acronyms
Sources and Further REading
Endnotes
Index