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Bodyguard of Lies Hardcover – January 1, 1975

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Examines Allied intelligence and counter-intelligence operations during World War II, describing the cipher machine used to break German codes and the tactics, ruses, and deceptions employed to ensure the successful invasion of Normandy
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Harper & Row; First Edition (January 1, 1975)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 947 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0060105518
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0060105518
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 3.28 pounds
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5.0 out of 5 stars The deception plans for the Normandy Invasion well told.
Reviewed in the United States on July 24, 2016
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This is a big book, heavy in all ways. But it is well written. It was recommended to me by a friend who knows that I read slowly. I have read the preface and started chapter 1. If the rest of the book is as good, it will be 5 stars no doubt.

If you want to know much of what went on to deceive Hitler about the plans to invade Normandy, this is the best place to start. Unlike most TV shows made for the US market, it was the British who led the deception. The US had a heavy role, of course, but the British can claim most of the credit. The invasion of Normady was a winner-take-all event. Had we lost, Hitler would have destroyed most of the armies of Britain and the US, Roosevelt may not have been re-elected, and Hitler would send his forces to the east and may have defeated Russia on his second try. He would have dominated Europe forcing Britain and the US to a compromise treaty, and we may not have had the will to defeat Japan. We barely had that will after the defeat of Germany. So the successful deception about Normandy was key to winning WWII. The information in this book should be general knowledge. Some of it is, most of it is not.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Bodyguard of Lies
Reviewed in the United States on September 18, 2012
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This book is about the secret war of World War II. I read it when it first came out. I was shocked at what is revealed about the war within a war. I thought that it would soon change the way the history of the WW II was told. Now many years later I am still waiting for our history books to tell the truth! Over the last five years I have told high school history teachers about the book and none of them had heard about the book and the facts that were revealed in it. Just the fact that Britain and the US knew how to decode most of the coded messages of the German military, but would not use the information without some physical proof except once or twice during even the worst moments of the War are shocking. It is kind of like Charles Mee's book: The Meeting at Potsdam which revealed the truth about our use of the Atomic Bomb against Japan has not changed the way we tell our people about it. When we hear that Japan was trying to find a way of stopping the war and Truman deciding that we would use it almost solely to threaten Stalin! Tells a truth that questions our morality! I bought several copies to give to teachers at Amazon over the last several years.

But if I had $10 for every time I heard or read the term: "The truth will set you free," then I would be a very wealthy man. And if I had a $1000 for every time a person of power told the clear truth, then I would not have any more money.
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Robert G. Anderson
5.0 out of 5 stars Everything we didn't know during the years leading up to D-Day! Essential knowledge disclosed!
Reviewed in the United States on February 27, 2014
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The information in this book will instill much anger about the nature of total war. While the duplicity and deception led to many important military successes, it often did so at an awful toll upon the military forces involved. Foreknowledge provides a massive advantage to military victories, but what of the decisions made to use such advanced knowledge, especially knowing they would inflict deadly harm on their own forces? A question not answered is whether WWII could have come to an end before D-Day through an earlier "negotiated" German surrender? A good question since more lives were lost by far after D-Day than before, and Russia had not yet over-run all of Eastern Europe. We know the post-WWII outcome was followed by a lengthy and costly cold war, but can only guess how an earlier end to the war might have evolved in the decades after the war ended. The book does not address this question, but as you read through it, such a question will be likely aroused. It's a well-written and valuable account of a terrible era in our 20th century history. Read it for greater enlightenment, if for no other reason!
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Reviewed in the United States on July 26, 2021
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The book is in very solid condition. It is a gift to my teenage grandson and is “like-new enough”
to serve as a new one for an avid young reader with a genuine interest in American history of the twentieth century World Wars. He will be delighted !
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Sven Svensen
5.0 out of 5 stars An extremely important, but largely forgotten book.
Reviewed in the United States on March 5, 2019
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Anthony Cave-Brown documents the skull-duggery of the British secret service during World War II. This area should be researched in more detail and get more attention.
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Innishfad
5.0 out of 5 stars Long and intricate but absolutely essential reading
Reviewed in the United States on September 5, 2013
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Required reading for those who seek a better understanding of the buildup towards the D-Day assault and the foundation for the cold war that followed WW2. Unbelievable detail with respect to the ,"special Relationship" between the US and The United Kingdom. An accurate depiction of the US as an Adolescent Super Power entering the war reluctantly but with a fascinating combination of ignorance and arrogance and growing might that has continued to characterize US foreign policy to this day.The section on the Enigma machine and the Bletchly Park effort to penetrate the code is worth the price of admission alone, but there is so much more. Read it!
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4.0 out of 5 stars A great background read for the spy activities in WWII
Reviewed in the United States on November 25, 2012
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well done, and believable. poses answers for several questions. although much evidence is anecdotal. The author's connections suggest he had information not seen through normal historical channels.
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pbk63
5.0 out of 5 stars Stunning book on World War II in Europe
Reviewed in the United States on December 30, 2011
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While focused on the D Day invasion this book covers the entire war and gave me insights that I never had regarding the behind the scenes events that are so skillfully laid out in this book. It is a long book but filled with details that kept me reading until I had finished it. If you want to learn more about the history of this period I cannot do more than highly recommend this book.
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2.0 out of 5 stars Photo non contractuelle et couverture cornue, pages lisibles
Reviewed in France on December 18, 2017
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Livre vintage reçu en semi bonnes conditions. Couverture vieillie et cornues, mais les pages sont lisibles. Photo non contractuelle, l'édition reçue est le reécit entier en un livre (les 2 tomes).
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5.0 out of 5 stars The book one ought to read before reading any onther book on WW2
Reviewed in Germany on January 29, 2017
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A must-read.
THE book one ought to read before reading any onther book on WW2 (and before seeing any WW2 infotainment material for that matter). Very accessible reading material.
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5.0 out of 5 stars History of SOE
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The real history behind all those WW2 special ops films you've seen.
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