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Soe's Ultimate Deception: Operation Periwig

Stroud, The History Press. 2009. (ISBN: 9780750940283). Paperback, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. In the closing months of the Second World War, General Eisenhower exhorted the Western Allied forces to redouble their efforts to break the German will to resist. In considering this appeal, General Gubbins, whose Special Operations Executive was making a significant contribution to the liberation of occupied territory, was faced with a fundamental difficulty in the case of Germany. Although opposition to Nazism was present in some areas, it was neither organised nor pro-Allied. Then someone had the idea of creating an entirely fictional German resistance movement and 'selling it' to the Nazi security authorities. From January until April 1945, SOE rained propaganda leaflets on the hapless population fleeing the ruins of their cities and the oncoming Allied ground forces; they broadcast messages to the 'resistance'; they planted the most scandalous lies about eminent Nazis; and at the end they even dropped four agents on fictitious missions. This imaginative response to Ike's exhortation and the sheer audacity of the operation itself demand to be told to a wider audience. New.

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SOE'S ULTIMATE DECEPTION - OPERATION PERIWIG.

The History Press, Stroud, 2009, 1st in imprint, trade paperback, 256pp, 16pp half tone photo ills., coloured lettered upper wrapper, an account of Operations Periwig, the UK's SOE (Special Operations Executive) plan to destabilise the Third Reich in its final days with a show of support from November 1944 for a fictional German resistance movement. This account examines the background to the plan, the actions taken by SOE including the dropping of propaganda leaflets, the planting of lies about senior Nazis and the sending of four agents who were ex-German POW's, lightly rubbed at tips, near fine,

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SOE's Ultimate Deception: Operation Periwig.

Stroud :. Sutton, 2009. Paperback. 256 pp.- In the closing months of World War II, General Eisenhower exhorted the Western Allied forces to redouble their efforts to break the German will to resist. In considering this appeal, General Gubbins, whose Special Operations Executive was making a significant contribution to the liberation of occupied territory, was faced with a fundamental difficulty in the case of Germany. Although opposition to Nazism was present in some areas, it was neither organized nor pro-Allied. Then someone had the idea of creating an entirely fictional German resistance movement and selling it to the Nazi security authorities. From January until April 1945, SOE rained propaganda leaflets on the hapless population fleeing the ruins of their cities and the oncoming Allied ground forces; they broadcast messages to the resistance; they planted the most scandalous lies about eminent Nazis; and at the end they even dropped four agents on fictitious missions. This imaginative response to Ike's exhortation and the sheer audacity of the operation itself demand to be told to a wider audience.English text. Condition : very good. Mailorder only - Alleen verzending mogelijk. Book condition : very good. ISBN 9780750940283.

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SOE's Ultimate Deception: Operation Periwig.

Stroud : Sutton, 2009. Paperback. 256. - In the closing months of World War II, General Eisenhower exhorted the Western Allied forces to redouble their efforts to break the German will to resist. In considering this appeal, General Gubbins, whose Special Operations Executive was making a significant contribution to the liberation of occupied territory, was faced with a fundamental difficulty in the case of Germany. Although opposition to Nazism was present in some areas, it was neither organized nor pro-Allied. Then someone had the idea of creating an entirely fictional German resistance movement and selling it to the Nazi security authorities. From January until April 1945, SOE rained propaganda leaflets on the hapless population fleeing the ruins of their cities and the oncoming Allied ground forces; they broadcast messages to the resistance; they planted the most scandalous lies about eminent Nazis; and at the end they even dropped four agents on fictitious missions. This imaginative response to Ike's exhortation and the sheer audacity of the operation itself demand to be told to a wider audience.English text. Condition : as new. Mailorder only - Alleen verzending mogelijk. Book condition : as new. 9780750940283 ISBN 9780750940283.

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Soe's ultimate deception : Operation Periwig

Stroud. Gloucestershire : Sutton 2005. First Edition. An exceptional copy; fine in an equally fine dw. now mylar-sleeved. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight. bright. clean and especially sharp-cornered. Literally as new.; 244 pages; Variant Title: Special Operations Executive's ultimate deception. Description: xii. 244 p. 16 p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. [233]) and index. Subjects: Special Operations Executive --History --Secret service --Great Britain --World War. 1939-1945 --Underground movements --Germany. Summary: In the closing months of the Second World War. General Eisenhower exhorted the Western Allied forces to redouble their efforts to break the German will to resist. In considering this appeal. General Gubbins. whose Special Operations Executive was making a significant contribution to the liberation of occupied territory. was faced with a fundamental difficulty in the case of Germany. Although opposition to Nazism was present in some areas. it was neither organized nor pro-Allied. Then someone had the idea of creating an entirely fictional German resistance movement and 'selling it' to the Nazi security authorities. From January until April 1945. SOE rained propaganda leaflets on the hapless population fleeing the ruins of their cities and the oncoming Allied ground forces; they broadcast messages to the 'resistance'; they planted the most scandalous lies about eminent Nazis; and at the end they even dropped four agents on fictitious missions. This imaginative response to Ike's exhortation and the sheer audacity of the operation itself demand to be told to a wider audience. ISBN: 0750940271.

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SOE's ultimate deception: Operation Periwig

Stroud, Sutton Publishing, 2005. Used - Very Good. VG hardback in VG dustjacket 1st ed. A tidy copy in tight binding. Photo:. ISBN: 0750940271

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