Double Cross, Paul B. Janeczko
Double Cross, Paul B. Janeczko
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Double Cross
Deception Techniques in War

Author: Paul B. Janeczko

Narrator: Ron Butler

Unabridged: 5 hr 6 min

Format: Digital Audiobook (DRM Protected)

Published: 05/23/2019

Synopsis

How does deception factor into fighting wars, and is it effective? In an intriguing companion to The Dark Game, Paul B. Janeczko reveals the truth about the strategic lies of war.The biblical account of Gideon. The ancient story of the Trojan horse. Deceptive techniques have been used in war through the ages. But while the principles have changed very little, the technology behind fooling the enemy has evolved dramatically. Paul B. Janeczko’s fascinating chronology focuses on the American Civil War, World Wars I and II, and the Korean War, the Vietnam War, and the Gulf Wars to reveal evolving attitudes toward the use and effectiveness of deceptive operations. Find out the secret plan behind the invasion of Normandy and the details of General Schwarzkopf’s “Hail Mary play” during the Gulf War, among many other strategies and maneuvers designed to pull the wool over enemies’ eyes.

About Paul B. Janeczko

Paul B. Janeczko (1945-2019) was a multi-talented writer of poetry and nonfiction, as well as a noted anthologist. His award-winning poetry anthologies include A Poke in the I, A Kick in the Head, A Foot in the Mouth, Firefly July, The Death of the Hat, and The Proper Way to Meet a Hedgehog and Other How-To Poems. He also wrote Worlds Afire; Requiem: Poems of the Terezin Ghetto; Top Secret: A Handbook of Codes, Ciphers, and Secret Writing; The Dark Game: True Spy Stories from Invisible Ink to CIA Moles; and Secret Soldiers: How the U.S. Twenty-Third Special Troops Fooled the Nazis.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Linda on May 22, 2017

Thanks to Candlewick for the Arc of this book. We know Janeczko from his wonderful poetry anthologies, but do you know that he's also written books about codes (Top Secret) and spies (The Dark Game) as well as professional books for teachers? His name is an important one to know. This book is fasc......more

Goodreads review by Lynn on August 16, 2017

Fascinating! Deception techniques in warfare from the Israelites to the Gulf War. The majority of the book focused on the wars in Europe, especially WWI and WWII. The chapters on the extremely important and intricate deceptions surrounding the D-Day invasion of Europe were exceptionally rich with de......more

Goodreads review by Liz on July 11, 2017

This non-fiction chronicle of deception techniques in war is a fascinating read. At 220 pages of text it is a decent size for a research source, yet reads very smoothly. Many photographs are included which aid in understanding the concepts. The techniques listed give the reader hope that a military......more

Goodreads review by Marisa on July 26, 2017

Great nonfiction read for middle school age teens. Liked this author's other work about spies. Most focus of the book was WWII European front (with no mention of any deceptions in WWII Asian war front). Gulf War received about 14 pages, scant few for Korean and Vietnam War compared to WWII European......more

Goodreads review by Sue on June 15, 2017

This book is about fooling the enemy and many of the ways that’s been accomplished. Well-researched and loaded with information, the text is nevertheless very exciting and wonderfully readable for a history book.......more

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