| D-Day Deception: Operation Fortitude and the Normandy Invasion Contributor(s): Barbier, Mary Kathryn (Author) |
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ISBN: 0811735346 ISBN-13: 9780811735346 Publisher: Stackpole Books OUR PRICE: $18.00 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2009 Annotation: *A much-needed reassessment of the deception operation that preceded the Allied invasion of Europe in World War II*Involves double agents, fake equipment, phantom units, and famous commanders: Before landing in France on D-Day, June 6, 1944, the Allies executed an elaborate deception plan designed to prevent the Germans from concentrating forces in Normandy. The lesser-known first part, Fortitude North, suggested a threat to Norway. The more famous Fortitude South indicated that the invasion would occur at the Pas de Calais rather than Normandy, largely by creating a fictitious army group under Gen. George S. Patton. While historians have generally praised Operation Fortitude, Barbier takes a more nuanced view, arguing that the deception, while implemented well, affected the invasion's outcome only minimally. |
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| BISAC Categories: - History | Military - World War Ii - History | Military - Strategy |
| Dewey: 940.542 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6" W x 8.9" (0.90 lbs) 288 pages |
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| Publisher Description: Before landing in France on D-Day, June 6, 1944, the Allies executed an elaborate deception plan designed to prevent the Germans from concentrating forces in Normandy. The lesser-known first part, Fortitude North, suggested a threat to Norway. The more famous Fortitude South indicated that the invasion would occur at the Pas de Calais rather than Normandy, largely by creating a fictitious army group under Gen. George S. Patton. While historians have generally praised Operation Fortitude, Barbier takes a more nuanced view, arguing that the deception, while implemented well, affected the invasion's outcome only minimally.A much-needed reassessment of the deception operation that preceded the Allied invasion of Europe in World War II Involves double agents, fake equipment, phantom units, and famous commanders |