Description: The title of this book is taken from a quote by Churchill...."In war-time, truth is so precious that she should always be attended by a bodyguard of lies". And this book is about those lies that were used to mislead, betray, and sacrifice during the time leading up to D-Day. The London Controlling Section (LCS) took the lead in creating full scenarios of battles that never happened and troop movements that were non-existent. They flooded Europe with rumor in bits and pieces that were intended, when taken as a whole, to convince the Nazis of operations that were fictional. For the most part it worked but it was a tricky business since double agents abounded and the LCS was never sure who to trust.....and that included the Russians. The great coup, of course, was the breaking of the Enigma code and Operation Ultra located at Bletchly Park was reading almost all of the Nazi communications. To keep Ultra a secret, Churchill had to make some heartbreaking decisions, such as not warning the city of Coventry when he knew that the horrible fire bombing was going to occur. Men's lives were sacrificed to protect the secrets of the coming invasion of Fortress Europa and where it would occur.This is a terrific book that holds your attention from page one and reveals secrets not previously known which were protected by the War Secrets Act until the 1970s.
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Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Book Title: Bodyguard of Lies, Books I and II
Book Series: Historical
Author: Anthony Cave Brown
Publisher: Harper & Row
Topic: World War II
