{"product_id":"agent-garbo-paperback","title":"Agent Garbo - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eStephan Talty\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe little-known World War II espionage story of Spaniard Juan Pujol, who convinced Hitler's Abwehr that he had a ring of spies in Britain, only to pull off one of the greatest feats of any double agent: he fooled Hitler and disguised D-Day.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 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 \"Agent Garbo\" often reads as though it were written in a single, perfect draft. \"The Atlantic\" \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\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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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 \"The Forgotten 500\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e[AU PHOTO] STEPHAN TALTY has contributed reporting to the \"New York Times Magazine,\" GQ, \"Details,\" and many other publications. He is the author of \"Escape from the Land of Snows,\" the best-selling \"Empire of Blue Water,\" The Illustrious Dead, and \"Mulatto America.\" \u003cbr\u003e\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSTEPHAN TALTY has contributed reporting to the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGQ, Details, \u003c\/i\u003e and many other publications. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eEscape from the Land of Snows, \u003c\/i\u003ethe best-selling \u003ci\u003eEmpire of Blue Water, The Illustrious Dead\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eMulatto America\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 7.9 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 07, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53756869050701,"sku":"9780544035010","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0927\/3304\/7117\/files\/VnlDMVc0eTNieXROcjhyOGU4WmtRdz09.webp?v=1776754660","url":"https:\/\/belfastbooks.us\/products\/agent-garbo-paperback","provider":"belfastbooks.us","version":"1.0","type":"link"}