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"A" force : the origins of British deception during the Second World War / Whitney T. Bendeck.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bendeck, Whitney T., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Clarke, Dudley, 1899-1974.
- Clarke, Dudley.
- World War, 1939-1945--Deception--Great Britain.
- World War, 1939-1945.
- World War, 1939-1945--Secret service--Great Britain.
- World War, 1939-1945--Egypt.
- World War, 1939-1945--Middle East.
- World War, 1939-1945--Africa, Eastern.
- Intelligence officers--Great Britain--Biography.
- Intelligence officers.
- Deception (Military science)--History--20th century.
- Deception (Military science).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (277 p.)
- Other Title:
- Origins of British deception during the Second World War
- Place of Publication:
- Annapolis, Maryland : Naval Institute Press, [2013]
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- June 1940. The Italians declared war on the British. Completely unprepared for war, the British had only 35,000 troops to defend Egypt. Opposing them, the Italian army in Libya numbered at least 215,000; in East Africa, the Italians could muster another 200,000 men against a meager 19,000 British and commonwealth troops positioned in the Sudan and East Africa. Out-numbered and unlikely to receive sizable reinforcements of men or desperately needed supplies, it is surprising that the British survived. But they did. How? They got creative. Under the leadership of General Archibald P. Wavell
- Contents:
- The "mighty" British Empire during the interwar years
- Italy joins the game
- Clarke's grand debut: East Africa
- The Western Desert from January to July 1941
- Cruising along during the last half of 1941
- The great Allied retreat: a rough start to 1942
- Victory in the desert: the deception blueprint revealed.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-61251-234-8
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