{"product_id":"agent-garbo-the-brilliant-eccentric-secret-agent-who-tricked-hitler-and-saved-dday-isbn-9780544035010","title":"Agent Garbo: The Brilliant, Eccentric Secret Agent Who Tricked Hitler and Saved D-Day","description":"“The book presses ever forward down a path of historical marvels and  astonishing facts. The effect is like a master class that’s accessible  to anyone, and \u003cem\u003eAgent Garbo\u003c\/em\u003e often reads as though it were written in a single, perfect draft.”—\u003cem\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBefore he remade himself as the master spy known as Garbo, Juan Pujol  was nothing more than a Barcelona poultry farmer. But as Garbo, he  turned in a masterpiece of deception that changed the course of World  War II. Posing as the Nazis’ only reliable spy inside England, he  created an imaginary million-man army, invented armadas out of thin air,  and brought a vast network of fictional subagents to life. The scheme  culminated on June 6, 1944, when Garbo convinced the Germans that the  Allied forces approaching Normandy were just a feint—the real invasion  would come at Calais. Because of his brilliant trickery, the Allies were  able to land with much less opposition and eventually push on to  Berlin.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs incredible as it sounds, everything in Agent Garbo is true, based on  years of archival research and interviews with Pujol’s family. This  pulse-pounding thriller set in the shadow world of espionage and  deception reveals the shocking reality of spycraft that occurs just  below the surface of history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Stephan Talty’s unsurpassed research brings forth one of the war’s  greatest agents in a must-read book for those who think they know all  the great World War II stories.” —Gregory Freeman, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Forgotten 500\u003c\/em\u003e | \u003cp\u003e\"Juan Pujol is deserving of this biography, which captures not only his humanity, but also his humanism. Stephan \u003cb\u003eTalty has delivered a beautiful report of every impossible day of Pujol's life\u003c\/b\u003e, and AGENT GARBO is a confirmation of Donne's devotional, that 'when one man dies, one chapter is not torn out of the book, but translated into a better language.'\"\u003cbr\u003e--The Atlantic  \"Talty gives us an appreciably richer picture not only of Pujol but also of an interwar period that could produce someone willing and able to undertake the duplicity required of a double agent. Along the way, \u003cb\u003ethe author captures the chilling realities of bloody battlefields, tense war rooms and besieged London. Elegantly crafted.\u003c\/b\u003e\"\u003cbr\u003e--The Wall Street Journal  \"A wonderful book for WWII buffs, \u003cb\u003ea true-life spy thriller\u003c\/b\u003e with about as much intrigue and excitement as you’d find in a le Carré novel.\"\u003cbr\u003e--Booklist  (starred)  \"The exciting, improbable adventures of a young Spanish spy who managed to become Britain’s most effective tool in deceiving Hitler. \u003cb\u003eA lively, rollicking good read\u003c\/b\u003e.\"\u003cbr\u003e--Kirkus Reviews  \"\u003cb\u003eEpic intelligence coups of WWII unreel in this colorful caper saga\u003c\/b\u003e. Talty’s Pujol is a captivating character with a talent for operatic confabulation, but Garbo is just the alluring lead in massive deceptions that the author likens to Hollywood productions, complete with rubber tanks, fake ships, and a Montgomery impersonator. The result is \u003cb\u003ea rollicking story of wartime eccentrics and their labyrinthine mind games\u003c\/b\u003e.\"\u003cbr\u003e--Publishers Weekly, starred   “AGENT GARBO is the fascinating story of a man whose wit, cunning, and steely nerves made the Allied victory possible in World War II. Stephan \u003cb\u003eTalty's unsurpassed research brings forth one of the war's greatest agents in a must-read book for those who think they know all the great World War II stories\u003c\/b\u003e.”\u003cbr\u003e— Gregory Freeman, author of The Forgotten 500\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mariner Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44890002784485,"sku":"NP9780544035010","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780544035010.jpg?v=1730232353","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/agent-garbo-the-brilliant-eccentric-secret-agent-who-tricked-hitler-and-saved-dday-isbn-9780544035010","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}