Library:Double Cross
| Double Cross: The True Story of the D-Day Spies | |
|---|---|
| Author | Ben Macintyre |
| First published | 2012 |
| ISBN | — |
| Role | Analysis |
| Domains | War, Conflict & Geopolitics History |
| Tactics | Fabrication Imposture |
Double Cross: The True Story of the D-Day Spies is a 2012 book by Ben Macintyre.
Summary
Ben Macintyre tells the story of the "Double Cross" system, through which British intelligence captured or turned German agents in Britain and used them to feed false information to Berlin. Its greatest success was helping convince Germany that the main Allied invasion in 1944 would come at the Pas-de-Calais rather than Normandy.
Key points
- The agents. Macintyre profiles the double agents, including Juan Pujol García ("Garbo"), who invented an entire network of fictional sub-agents, and Dušan Popov ("Tricycle").
- Operation Fortitude. The agents' reports supported an invented army in southeast England, complete with fake radio traffic and dummy equipment.
- Lasting effect. Even after D-Day, German commanders held forces back for an expected second landing.
Relevance to Bullshitopedia
The book shows deception at its most elaborate: a coordinated system of false sources, each building credibility for the others.