R E K. (bigstone) - , reviewed Agent Garbo: The Brilliant, Eccentric Secret Agent Who Tricked Hitler and Saved D-Day on + 1436 more book reviews
Agent Garbo was an ingenuous double spy who deceived the Germans again and again during WWII. Working with British colleagues to create a large fictional army the Nazis were fooled as to the position of troops as the Allies prepared for invasion of Germany. He even misled the Germans as to where the invasion would begin.
A highly creative and imaginative individual, Juan Pujol became Garbo, a double agent who created a vast network of mythical spies to dupe the enemy. His reports to the Germans contained just enough truth to be believed so often that they relied on him to verify their spy messages even into Dday. It was originally difficult to convince the British that he was giving the Nazis misinformation and that he really wanted to be a double agent. Working with individuals such as Kim Philby to agents ande Tricycle, Pujul time and again led the Nazis astray. As the war rolls on he even tricks his wife for the cause.
Using his imagination and incredible talent, he was even able to convince Hitler that the landing at Normandy (D-Day) was not the main invasion and tanks and troops elsewhere should be held elsewhere. Once the invasion began, Hitler was so convinced that it was a decoy for the real invasion at Calais. another two months. Pujul was the only person in WWII awarded the Iron Cross by Germany and the OBE (Order of the British Empire).
This incredible story is well researched and documented. Reading like a novel, it's a real life story that is almost too incredible to be believed. Highly recommended!
A highly creative and imaginative individual, Juan Pujol became Garbo, a double agent who created a vast network of mythical spies to dupe the enemy. His reports to the Germans contained just enough truth to be believed so often that they relied on him to verify their spy messages even into Dday. It was originally difficult to convince the British that he was giving the Nazis misinformation and that he really wanted to be a double agent. Working with individuals such as Kim Philby to agents ande Tricycle, Pujul time and again led the Nazis astray. As the war rolls on he even tricks his wife for the cause.
Using his imagination and incredible talent, he was even able to convince Hitler that the landing at Normandy (D-Day) was not the main invasion and tanks and troops elsewhere should be held elsewhere. Once the invasion began, Hitler was so convinced that it was a decoy for the real invasion at Calais. another two months. Pujul was the only person in WWII awarded the Iron Cross by Germany and the OBE (Order of the British Empire).
This incredible story is well researched and documented. Reading like a novel, it's a real life story that is almost too incredible to be believed. Highly recommended!
