Deceptions of World War II

Deceptions of World War II......Page 3
Contents......Page 11
Introduction......Page 15
Part One—Heading toward the Brink......Page 17
A British Mole in German Spy School......Page 19
An Elderly German Casanova......Page 22
Return of a “Conquering Hero”......Page 23
The “Poor Little Rich Girl”......Page 26
A Scheme to “Nazify” Thirty Million Americans......Page 28
A Seminary Student Stalks Hitler......Page 30
Standard Oil’s Nazi Connection......Page 34
Theft of Maginot Line Secrets......Page 35
The Pope’s Clandestine Peace Plan......Page 37
An American Forum to Promote Germany......Page 39
Roosevelt’s Secret Scheme to Aid the British......Page 40
“Our Enemies Are Little Worms”......Page 42
Lulling Europe’s Leaders to Sleep......Page 44
Part Two—A World Rocked by War......Page 47
A German Spymaster Plots against Hitler......Page 49
The Polish Assassin Wore Pigtails......Page 50
An American Celebrity Aids the Führer......Page 52
A Civic-Minded Spy in Miami......Page 53
A Swedish Professor’s Intelligence Coup......Page 55
Greta Garbo: A Secret Agent......Page 56
“You Will Spy for the Fatherland!”......Page 58
Hitler Finances an FBI Coup......Page 62
Japanese Fishermen in the Caribbean......Page 64
Confiscating Nazis’ Stolen Art Treasures......Page 65
A Propaganda Blitz against the United States......Page 67
The Secret Looting of Conquered Europe......Page 69
A Hollywood “Warrior” Is Knighted......Page 71
Roosevelt: Conniver or Country Bumpkin?......Page 73
“Smuggling” Five Ships to England......Page 76
Plastic Surgery for a British Spy......Page 79
Part Three—Nazi Germany on the March......Page 81
Nazi Diplomat Spies in the United States......Page 83
Secret Trysts in Berlin Theaters......Page 85
J. Edgar Hoover: Rumormonger......Page 87
An Unlikely Counterfeit Traitor......Page 89
The Spy Who Fooled Both Sides......Page 91
Nine Germans Capture Belgrade......Page 93
The “Directress of Masquerades”......Page 95
Ruses to Aid Trapped British Force......Page 98
“We Stand behind Every Camel!”......Page 101
An Enemy Agent in the Spymaster’s Family......Page 104
Mission: Hide Alexandria Harbor......Page 106
Nazi Spies Visit the White House......Page 112
Escaping in Disguise from a Death Camp......Page 114
The World’s Strangest Business......Page 116
French Gold Cache Kept from Hitler......Page 119
The German “Butcher’s” Gardener......Page 122
Part Four—A Sleeping America Awakens......Page 125
A Plot to Coerce the United States into War......Page 127
American Postcards Aid Pearl Harbor Attack......Page 128
Urgent Mission: Disguise California......Page 129
The Mysterious Camp X......Page 134
Probing Secrets of the Atlantikwall......Page 138
Contrivances to Save Jewish Children......Page 141
Sneaking a Danish Leader to London......Page 143
An “Insane” Man in U.S. Navy Post......Page 144
A German Deception Masterpiece......Page 146
A Deluge of Phony Food Coupons......Page 149
Impersonating a Submarine Fleet......Page 150
The “Phantom Field Marshall”......Page 151
German Soldiers Help a Woman “Terrorist”......Page 152
Escaping Captivity by a Ruse......Page 154
The Grand Mufti’s Rejected Report......Page 156
British Magicians Hoodwink Rommel......Page 157
Part Five—Turning of the Tide......Page 165
A Danish Spy Preaches to the Germans......Page 167
Japan Wants Lethal Gas on England......Page 168
General Eisenhower’s Furious Wife......Page 170
The Gestapo Tricks British Spymaster......Page 171
London’s Devious “Shadow Warrior”......Page 173
Jim, the Talented Forger......Page 175
The Lady Journalist Was a Spy......Page 176
A “Water Donkey” Subterfuge......Page 178
Strange Role for a Copenhagen Hotel......Page 180
War among London’s Spy Chiefs......Page 181
A Cat Bombardier......Page 184
A Plot to Kidnap the Pope......Page 185
Capturing an Island by Deceit......Page 186
“Fishermen” Blow Up Key Canal......Page 189
Part Six—The Allies’ Road to Victory......Page 193
Cat-and-Mouse Duel with the Gestapo......Page 195
Hedy Lamarr Creates Panic......Page 198
A Bluff Saves an Underground Chief......Page 199
A Stowaway Lands on a Hostile Beach......Page 202
Sardine Treats for U-Boat Crews......Page 203
Heists by the “Oslo Gang”......Page 204
Fashion Model Unmasks German Spy......Page 206
A Trojan Horse Ploy......Page 209
A Cherbourg Priest Plays Kickball......Page 211
History’s Most Incredible Impersonation......Page 212
“Black Radio” Blackmails Germans......Page 217
A Nazi Campaign to Defeat Roosevelt......Page 220
Operation Ferdinand Bamboozles Germans......Page 223
Allies Ignore Battle of the Bulge Warning......Page 226
Polish Underground Steals Hitler’s Secret Weapon......Page 228
Grandma Was a Secret Agent......Page 232
A Pregnant Spy Cuts a Deal......Page 234
“Faithful Heinrich” Betrays His Führer......Page 236
Notes and Sources......Page 241
Index......Page 251