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The Spies Who Never Were
- The True Story of the Nazi Spies Who Were Actually Allied Double Agents
- Narrated by: Derek Perkins
- Length: 8 hrs and 2 mins
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After the fall of France in the mid-1940s, Adolf Hitler faced a British Empire that refused to negotiate for peace. With total war looming, he ordered the Abwehr, Germany's defense and intelligence organization, to carry out Operation Lena - a program to place information-gathering spies within Britain.
Quickly, a network of secret agents spread within the United Kingdom and across the British Empire. A master of disguises, a professional safecracker, a scrubwoman, a diplomat's daughter - they all reported news of the Allied defenses and strategies back to their German spymasters. One Yugoslav playboy codenamed "Tricycle" infiltrated the highest echelon of British society and is said to have been one of Ian Fleming's models for James Bond.
The stunning truth, though, was that every last one of these German spies had been captured and turned by the British. As double agents, they sent a canny mix of truth and misinformation back to Hitler, all carefully controlled by the Allies. As one British report put it: "By means of the double agent system, we actually ran and controlled the German espionage system in this country."
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- B. Williams
- 03-06-21
very easy to listen to
great book with lots of detail. very easy narrator and lots of interesting facts. highly recommended
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- Keith H. Slater
- 29-06-23
Excellent listen
Thoroughly enjoyed it. The narration was superb. Those brave men and women continue to impress me.
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- H Buckner
- 19-06-22
Superb
I loved it.
I've heard a similar talking books on exactly the same subject, which although interesting were so detailed they lacked the entertainment value this version contains.
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- "tpurcell9"
- 22-04-24
exam notes
Having just finished various recordings by Giles Milton, Ben Macintyre and others, this read like a very abridged set of exam notes. Good for an introduction, go deeper. The full story is literally fantastic.
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- Amazon Customer
- 28-11-23
Interesting
Enjoyed this, it's a bit dry though. Part 1 outlines every character one by one where I personally would have preferred to hear each person's story in full one by one. A bunch of unsung heroes are discussed though and stuff I never knew about.
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- jacqueline collier
- 30-03-24
The audacity and originality of clandestine operations.
Original, exciting true account of secret operations. Gripping from start to finish. Informative and inspiring. Recommended.
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