The Double-Cross System: The Incredible True Story of How Nazi Spies Were Turned into Double Agents
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| Rating | : | 4.19 (861 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1585741302 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 224 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-12-13 |
| Language | : | English |
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Engrossing and authoritative. -- NewsweekSuperbly written maintains an attractive balance between the heroism of the action and the cool tone of the telling. -- Atlantic MonthlyOne of the most fascinating wartime tales of all. -- The New York Times Book Review
Samuel D. Carlson said Basic Required Reading for Intelligence Professionals. J.C. Masterman's "The Double-Cross System: The Incredible True Story of How Nazi Spies Were Turned into Double Agents" should be required reading for all counterintelligence and other human intelligence (HUMINT) personnel. Even after a "Basic Required Reading for Intelligence Professionals" according to Samuel D. Carlson. J.C. Masterman's "The Double-Cross System: The Incredible True Story of How Nazi Spies Were Turned into Double Agents" should be required reading for all counterintelligence and other human intelligence (HUMINT) personnel. Even after a 20+ year career as a human intelligence professional myself, this is one of the few "spy" books that I have. I consider this book a counterintelligence "how to" text book. To get the full impact of this book, I suggest first reading Ladaslas Fa. 0+ year career as a human intelligence professional myself, this is one of the few "spy" books that I have. I consider this book a counterintelligence "how to" text book. To get the full impact of this book, I suggest first reading Ladaslas Fa. "Source Document on Running Double Agents" according to Leonard J. Wilson. The Double-Cross System by J. C. Masterman was written right at the end of the European campaign of WWII while the author was still on active duty with the British Government. The text was initially an official memorandum of the Double-Cross (XX) System which was declassified and published around 1970. XX was apparently successful in identifying all German agents operating in Britain and either turning them into double agents serving British interests or eliminating them.Mast. Impressive but Dry Account of British Double Agents During World War II. mirasreviews "The Double-Cross System" was written by John Cecil Masterman in 1945 at the request of the Director General of the Security Services as a history of MI5's section B1A, which dealt with double agents during World War II. It was published for confidential consumption in September 1945, in the same form you see here, but Masterman did not receive permission to make it public until 1971, when it was published under the title "The Double-Cross System in the War of 1939 to 1945".
THE DOUBLE-CROSS SYSTEM is the amazing true story of how British intelligence penetrated and practically operated Nazi Germany’s spy network within the British Isles. With great imagination, care and precise coordination, the British were able to identify Nazi agents, and induce many to defect, and supplied Germany completely false information about bombings, battles, and even the D-Day invasion. Also included is an appendix listing each of the 120 double-cross agents and their tasks, a comprehensive index, and a glossary of military abbreviations.. Told by the man who himself masterminded the entire unbelievable four-and-a-half-year scheme, and filled with dazzling tidbits and extraordinary stories, THE DOUBLE-CROSS SYSTEM is a testimony to Britain’s skill in the fine art o