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Operation Garbo - The Personal Story of the Most Successful Spy of World War II (Paperback)
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Operation Garbo - The Personal Story of the Most Successful Spy of World War II (Paperback)
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Garbo was the British codename of Joan Puyol Garcia, perhaps the
most influential spy of the Second World War. By feeding false
information to the Germans on the eve of the D-Day landings he
ensured Hitler held troops back that might otherwise have defeated
the Normandy landings. This allowed the Allied push against the
Nazis in Europe to begin. Amazingly, Garbo's cover was never broken
and he remains the only person ever to have been awarded both the
British MBE and the German Iron Cross. After the war Garbo faked
his own death and fled to Venezuela with a mistress, where he later
opened a book store. Ironically, his family in Spain only found out
he was still alive when this book was published, Garbo having
failed to realise it would also be translated into Spanish. The
best collection of military, espionage, and adventure stories ever
told. The Dialogue Espionage Classics series began in 2010 with the
purpose of bringing back classic out-of-print spying and espionage
tales. From WWI and WWII to the Cold War, D-Day to the SOE,
Bletchley Park to the Comet Line this fascinating spy history
series brings you the best stories that should never be forgotten.
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