Wartime really can inspire the most extraordinary innovation and creativity. In this book you will discover the secrets behind some of the real-life deceptions that turned the tide of World War Two: - Convicted thief and safebreaker Eddie Chapman who worked as a Double Cross spy for the Nazis, under British control...- Lieutenant David Stirling and the founding of the SAS in North Africa...- The sinking of three German spy ships in Goa Harbour by the Calcutta Light Horse ('The Sea Wolves')...- the brilliant boffins at Bletchley Park who broke the German secret codes. - the Navajo Code Talkers whose rare language defeated the Japanese code breakers...Presented with historic accuracy and engaging storytelling, and bursting with informative sidebars, 40 b+w archive photographs, 56 colour maps and illustrations, this book tells 19 spellbinding true stories which reveal the heroes behind some of the most creative strategies of World War Two.

 

This book is part of a book series called Outwitting the Enemy .

There are 96 pages in this book. This book was published 2005 by Annick Press Ltd .

Tina Forrester is a researcher and writer on a broad spectrum of subjects. Her previous works include "The Millennium Time Capsule Book. " Stephen Shapiro is a lifelong aficionado of military history, and a recipient of the Canadian War Museum History Award.