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Fry, Helen, 1967-
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Secret service -- Great Britain.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Military intelligence -- Great Britain.
Espionage, British -- History -- 20th century.
Electronic surveillance -- Great Britain.
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Fry, Helen, 1967-
World War, 1939-1945 -- Secret service -- Great Britain.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Military intelligence -- Great Britain.
Espionage, British -- History -- 20th century.
Electronic surveillance -- Great Britain.
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The
walls
have
ears
: the
greatest
intelligence
operation
of
World
War
II
/ Helen Fry.
by
Fry, Helen, 1967-
Yale University Press, 2019.
Call #:
940.548641 F946w
Subjects
World
War
, 1939-1945 -- Secret service -- Great Britain.
World
War
, 1939-1945 -- Military
intelligence
-- Great Britain.
Espionage, British -- History -- 20th century.
Electronic surveillance -- Great Britain.
ISBN:
9780300238600 (hc)
Alternate title:
Greatest
intelligence
operation
of
World
War
II
Description:
xiv, 319 p., 16 unnumbered p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:
"A history of the elaborate and brilliantly sustained
World
War
II
intelligence
operation
by which Hitler’s generals were tricked into giving away vital Nazi secrets. At the outbreak of
World
War
II
, MI6 spymaster Thomas Kendrick arrived at the Tower of London to set up a top secret
operation
: German prisoners’ cells were to be bugged and listeners installed behind the
walls
to record and transcribe their private conversations. This mission proved so effective that it would go on to be set up at three further sites -- and provide the Allies with crucial insight into new technology being developed by the Nazis. In this astonishing history, Helen Fry uncovers the inner workings of the bugging
operation
. On arrival at stately-homes-turned-prisons like Trent Park, high-ranking German generals and commanders were given a 'phony' interrogation, then treated as 'guests,' wined and dined at exclusive clubs, and encouraged to talk. And so it was that the Allies got access to some of Hitler’s most closely guarded secrets -- and from those most entrusted to protect them."--Publisher.
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