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Critical Praise

“Hastings (Catastrophe: 1914) further solidifies his gift for combining scholarship and readability in this scintillating overview of intelligence operations in WWII...Hastings tells it all in a book everyone interested in WWII should acquire.” — Publishers Weekly

“Ambitious and often fascinating...This wide-ranging account is filled with compelling characters...A superb survey of an always interesting aspect of warfare.” — Booklist

“[Hastings] brilliantly depicts the byzantine world of intelligence agencies, with dry humor and perception.” — New York Review of Books

“[D]efinitive….This is a marvelous book - smart, carefully and exhaustively researched and highly informative. Even those exceptionally knowledgeable about World War II will find it extremely valuable. It is compelling and fascinating reading.” — Christian Science Monitor

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Product Details

• ISBN: 9780062259295
• ISBN 10: 0062259296
• Imprint: Harper
• On Sale: 05/10/2016
• Pages: 672
• List Price: $16.99
• BISAC1 : HISTORY / Military / World War II
• BISAC2 : HISTORY / World
• BISAC3 : HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century
• BISAC4 : POLITICAL SCIENCE / Intelligence & Espionage