The Double-Cross System
In the War of 1939 to 1945
by J.C. Masterman
The Folio Society. Folio Society hardback edition first edition 2007
215 pages, 12 pages b/w photo
Book: Introduced by M.R.D. Foot. Foreword by Norman Holmes Pearson. A very fine copy, complete with a fine slipcase
Dustwrapper: None as issued
REF. 0001198
J.C. Masterman’s classic account explains how British intelligence identified, controlled and used German agents operating in Britain during the Second World War. Through the Double-Cross System, captured spies were turned into double agents and used to feed carefully prepared misinformation back to Germany. Masterman describes the organisation, methods and strategic value of the deception network, including its contribution to misleading the enemy before D-Day. The book remains a fascinating inside study of wartime counter-espionage and deception.