Double cross – The True Story of the D-Day Spies by MacIntyre, Ben - 2012

Bloomsbury, London, 2012. Reprint. Softcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: photographic . Map, The Agents and Their Handlers, notes, select bibliography, acknowledgements and index. The text is illustrated with two inserts, of 16 pages each of black and white photographs. Photographic paperback binding with metallic red and black coloured titles to the front panel and metallic red coloured titles to the back strip. "D-Day, 6 June 1944 the turning point of the Second World War, was a victory of arms. But it was also a triumph of a different kind of operation – one of the seat which involved every branch of valid wartime intelligence but at its heart was the "Double Cross System", a team of double agent under the directions of an eccentric but brilliant officer in tartan trousers, working from a smoky lair in St James.'' – from the rear panel blurb. This is their story.  Minor rubbing of the book edges and panels with age toning of the text block edges and pages.  Size: Trade Paperback. XIV, 418 pages, in original colour photographic illustrated softcover binding, with two photographic sections within totalling 32 pages, chapter notes, bibliography, and index. The book is second-hand. There is no damage to describe.. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: photographic . Quantity Available: 1. Category: Military & Warfare; Espionage; Politics & Government. ISBN: 1408830620. ISBN/EAN: 9781408830628. Inventory No: 0286634. . 9781408830628