Double Eagles (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780941196031)

Opportunity sometimes falls from the sky as it did on September 15, 1943. A German pilot is shot down over the English Channel and rescued by the British. It is discovered that he is a high ranking ace, and one of several royal princes flying for the Luftwaffe. His capture also opens a whole new avenue for British and American intelligence to determine the effectiveness of their counterintelligence activities to deceive Adolf Hitler as to Allied intentions for an invasion of Europe. Operation Gemini is launched and is one of the most successful spy operations of the war.Although this is a work of fiction, many of the characters were real and worked in the positions portrayed in the story. The main characters are fictitious. Wars are replete with secrets, deceptions and lies, prompting Winston Churchill to have famously said, and oft-quoted, "In wartime, truth is so precious that she should always be attended by a bodyguard of lies." This tale could be one such lie. Chinese philosopher Sun Tzu said, All warfare is based upon deception. So are novels. 575 Pages.

Author: Bill Getz
ISBN-10: 0941196038
ISBN-13: 9780941196031
Publisher: Redwood Press
Language: English
Published: 08/08/2011
Pages: 590
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.48lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.51w x 1.19d