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Desperate deception : British covert operations in the United States, 1939-44 / Thomas E. Mahl.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Mahl, Thomas E., 1943-
- Series:
- Brassey's intelligence & national security library
- [Brassey's intelligence & national security library]
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- World War, 1939-1945--Secret service--Great Britain.
- World War, 1939-1945.
- World War, 1939-1945--Secret service--United States.
- Physical Description:
- xiv, 257 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 25 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Washington [D.C.] : Brassey's, [1998]
- Summary:
- It was a desperate time for England. Faced with the growing prospect of war with Germany in 1939, the British government mounted a massive secret political campaign in the United States to weaken the isolationists, bring America into World War II, and then influence U.S. war policy in England's favor. Desperate Deception reveals Britain's widespread use of front groups, agents, and collaborators and shows how its agents manipulated polling data and influenced election campaigns. This eye-opening book details a vast program that not only helped change the course of the war but also the face of American politics.
- Notes:
- Series title from jacket.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-245) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1574880802
- OCLC:
- 36858315
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