| Double Cross in Cairo: The True Story of the Spy Who Turned the Tide of the War in the Middle East Contributor(s): West, Nigel (Author) |
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ISBN: 178590518X ISBN-13: 9781785905186 Publisher: Biteback Publishing OUR PRICE: $15.26 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2020 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Military - World War Ii - Political Science | Intelligence & Espionage - True Crime | Espionage |
| Dewey: 940.548 |
| Physical Information: 1.1" H x 5" W x 7.7" (0.70 lbs) 352 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Chronological Period - 1940's - Cultural Region - North Africa - Cultural Region - Middle East |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: As part of the infamous Double Cross operation, Jewish double agent Renato Levi proved to be one of the Allies' most devastating weapons. ln 1941, with the help of Ml6, Levi built an extensive spy ring in North Africa and the Middle East. But, remarkably, it was entirely fictitious. A network of imagined informants peddling false information to Levi's unwitting German handlers. |
Contributor Bio(s): West, Nigel: - Nigel West has written more than forty books on security and intelligence topics and was voted 'The Experts' Expert' by The Observer. He is the recipient of the US Association of Former Intelligence Officers' first Lifetime Literature Achievement Award and has spent the past fourteen years at the Counterintelligence Centre in Washington DC. |
