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Spying for Hitler
John Humphries
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Description for Spying for Hitler
Paperback. The true, action-packed account of how a bogus Welsh nationalist infiltrated German Military Intelligence during the Second World War. Num Pages: 288 pages, 15 black and white. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 197 x 22. Weight in Grams: 336.
After Dunkirk the British Army was broken, the country isolated and invasion imminent. German Military Intelligence was sat the task of recruiting collaborators from among Welsh nationalists to sabotage military and civilian installations ahead of the landing. Strategic deception was one of the few weapons left. To fool the Germans into believing Britain was ready and able to repel invaders when in fact it had only the weapons salvaged from Dunkirk, MI5 invented an imaginary cell of Welsh saboteurs led by a retired police inspector.
After Dunkirk the British Army was broken, the country isolated and invasion imminent. German Military Intelligence was sat the task of recruiting collaborators from among Welsh nationalists to sabotage military and civilian installations ahead of the landing. Strategic deception was one of the few weapons left. To fool the Germans into believing Britain was ready and able to repel invaders when in fact it had only the weapons salvaged from Dunkirk, MI5 invented an imaginary cell of Welsh saboteurs led by a retired police inspector.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Wales Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Wales, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780708325209
SKU
V9780708325209
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Ref
99-1
About John Humphries
John Humphries, a former newspaper editor and foreign correspondent, draws upon previously unavailable documents and sources to shed new light on moments in history ranging from the Chartist Uprising, the Mexican Revolution, Hitler's 'spies', and Freedom Fighters of the 20th century. This is his fifth work of non-fiction.
Reviews for Spying for Hitler
A John le Carre-style spy thriller with a difference - it's all true! John Humphries lifts the lid on the enduring suspicion that Welsh nationalists spied for Germany during the Second World War. Hitler promised Home Rule if Wales helped the Nazis to win. A retired Swansea police inspector was recruited to sabotage the British war effort; a U-Boat was ... Read more