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7549947Agent Garbohttps://www.gandhi.com.mx/agent-garbo-9780547614823/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/2659175/52234ab8-3a4f-4434-b299-56d2c761b94f.jpg?v=638857776060630000204232MXNHarperCollinsInStock/Ebooks/<p>The book presses ever forward down a path of historical marvels and astonishing facts. The effect is like a master class thats accessible to anyone, and <em>Agent Garbo</em> often reads as though it were written in a single, perfect draft.<em>The Atlantic</em></p><p>Before 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 feintthe 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.</p><p>As incredible as it sounds, everything in Agent Garbo is true, based on years of archival research and interviews with Pujols 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.</p><p>Stephan Taltys unsurpassed research brings forth one of the wars greatest agents in a must-read book for those who think they know all the great World War II stories. Gregory Freeman, author of <em>The Forgotten 500</em></p>...3200249Agent Garbo204232https://www.gandhi.com.mx/agent-garbo-9780547614823/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/2659175/52234ab8-3a4f-4434-b299-56d2c761b94f.jpg?v=638857776060630000InStockMXN99999DIEbook20129780547614823_W3siaWQiOiJhNmEzMzc1NS1kZjliLTRlOTktYjkxZi1iOTE4M2U5N2UzNjgiLCJsaXN0UHJpY2UiOjIzMiwiZGlzY291bnQiOjI4LCJzZWxsaW5nUHJpY2UiOjIwNCwiaW5jbHVkZXNUYXgiOnRydWUsInByaWNlVHlwZSI6Ildob2xlc2FsZSIsImN1cnJlbmN5IjoiTVhOIiwiZnJvbSI6IjIwMjUtMDctMDFUMDA6MDA6MDBaIiwicmVnaW9uIjoiTVgiLCJpc1ByZW9yZGVyIjpmYWxzZX1d9780547614823_<p>The book presses ever forward down a path of historical marvels and astonishing facts. The effect is like a master class thats accessible to anyone, and <em>Agent Garbo</em> often reads as though it were written in a single, perfect draft.<em>The Atlantic</em></p><p>Before 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 feintthe 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.</p><p>As incredible as it sounds, everything in Agent Garbo is true, based on years of archival research and interviews with Pujols 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.</p><p>Stephan Taltys unsurpassed research brings forth one of the wars greatest agents in a must-read book for those who think they know all the great World War II stories. Gregory Freeman, author of <em>The Forgotten 500</em></p>...9780547614823_HarperCollinslibro_electonico_9780547614823_9780547614823Stephan TaltyInglésMéxicohttps://getbook.kobo.com/koboid-prod-public/harpercollins-epub-539dc187-8aa3-4b20-a9f2-bab676d645a0.epub2012-07-03T00:00:00+00:00HarperCollins