{"product_id":"9780544035010","title":"Agent Garbo: The Brilliant, Eccentric Secret Agent Who Tricked Hitler and Saved D-Day","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eTalty, Stephan\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMariner Books\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e5\/7\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e“The book presses ever forward down a path of historical marvels and  astonishing facts. The effect is like a master class that’s accessible  to anyone, and \u003cem\u003eAgent Garbo\u003c\/em\u003e often reads as though it were written in a single, perfect draft.”—\u003cem\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBefore he remade himself as the master spy known as Garbo, Juan Pujol  was nothing more than a Barcelona poultry farmer. But as Garbo, he  turned in a masterpiece of deception that changed the course of World  War II. Posing as the Nazis’ only reliable spy inside England, he  created an imaginary million-man army, invented armadas out of thin air,  and brought a vast network of fictional subagents to life. The scheme  culminated on June 6, 1944, when Garbo convinced the Germans that the  Allied forces approaching Normandy were just a feint—the real invasion  would come at Calais. Because of his brilliant trickery, the Allies were  able to land with much less opposition and eventually push on to  Berlin.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs incredible as it sounds, everything in Agent Garbo is true, based on  years of archival research and interviews with Pujol’s family. This  pulse-pounding thriller set in the shadow world of espionage and  deception reveals the shocking reality of spycraft that occurs just  below the surface of history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Stephan Talty’s unsurpassed research brings forth one of the war’s  greatest agents in a must-read book for those who think they know all  the great World War II stories.” —Gregory Freeman, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Forgotten 500\u003c\/em\u003e","brand":"Mariner Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46128543465727,"sku":"9780544035010","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/9780544035010_s600x595.jpg?v=1779895686","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/de\/products\/9780544035010","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}