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GARBO: The Spy Who Saved D-Day (Secret History Files) Paperback – April 1, 2004

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Juan Pujol, a young Spanish antifascist, became agent GARBO, a master of deception and intrigue. His story contains all the hallmarks of classic spy adventure - enciphered messages, secret inks, items concealed in cakes - culminating in one of the greatest strategic deceptions in history. Through a ring of invented subagents, GARBO and his MI5 controllers succeeded in convincing the Germans that the DDay landings were only a diversionary tactic, thus safeguarding the Allied landings and hastening the end of the war in Europe.

Secret History Files is an exciting series from The National Archives that puts covert history in readers' hands. Dossiers previously classified as "Top Secret" are now available, with an explanatory introduction and background analysis by expert historians.

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Agent GARBO's story reads like a classic spy adventure and culminates in one of the greatest strategic deceptions in history.

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Series: Secret History Files
Paperback: 416 pages
Publisher: Dundurn; 1St Edition edition (April 1, 2004)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 155002504X
ISBN-13: 978-1550025040
Product Dimensions: 6 x 1 x 9 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
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Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,695,679 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #2678 in Books > History > Military > Intelligence & Espionage
- #23418 in Books > History > Military > World War II

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Who's Juan Pujol and what's he got to do with Sword, Juno, Gold, Omaha, and Utah?

ByCranky in Virginiaon July 17, 2010

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Although a little tedious to read at times since the book is extracted from actual wartime reports from the "GARBO" file, this book proves beyond any doubt that TRUTH is stranger than FICTION. That British intelligence could have been so fortunate as to have a "walk-in" agent of the caliber of GARBO, and that the Germans could for so long accept him at face value is nothing less than astounding. Where the Brits went to great lengths to ensure GARBO was genuine, to the point of nearly dismissing him out of hand before he ever got started under their control, the Germans took him in, and were taken - hook, line, and sinker. From the string of American intelligence breaches during the Cold War, from the Walkers to Robert Hanssen, one would think that the U.S. intelligence and law enforcement services would take a page from the Brits and be extra cautious; of course, the Brits had some major breaches themselves over the years. Nevertheless, one can only wonder how history might have changed had the Germans NOT believed GARBO's reports about Calais and Norway. The power struggles and in-fighting within German intelligence which seduced case officers into wanting their agents to be the most productive must be avoided in any intelligence service. As evidenced by what GARBO was able to achieve, we in the West had better learn the lesson.

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A dramatic story minus the drama.

ByA customeron August 5, 2001

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Disappointing. I kept wanting to like this book, but it never engaged my interest. This is the Jack Webb version of the story, "Just the facts, M'am." This is strictly documentary reporting by his MI5 case officer, not storytelling. There's no drama, suspense or intrigue. Remember the Giants-Dodgers playoff game where Bobby Thompson hit his home run? This is like reading the boxscore in the newspaper, instead of hearing the sportscaster call the play on the radio. I hope somewhere there is a better Garbo book. He's an amazing, heroic man whose story deserves to be told with all the cleverness, imagination and dramatic flair that was no doubt his.

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Garbo: The Spy who saved the DDay

ByVivon December 9, 2012

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A fascinating story of an unknown man that kept me reading to the end. You have to love spy stories and this one is great.

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Great Book

ByGeorge B. Mcguginon June 20, 2011

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If you have any interest in D-Day and/or the Normandy invasion, or if you have ever visited Normandy, this book is a must read! It is truly outstanding! I highly recommed it.

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