
Double Cross in Cairo
The True Story of the Spy Who Turned the Tide of War in the Middle East
- 352 pages
- English
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Double Cross in Cairo
The True Story of the Spy Who Turned the Tide of War in the Middle East
About this book
As part of the infamous Double Cross operation, Jewish double agent Renato Levi proved to be one of the Allies' most devastating weapons in World War Two. ln 1941, with the help of Ml6, Levi built an extensive spy-ring in North Africa and the Middle East. But, most remarkably, it was entirely fictitious. This network of imagined informants peddled dangerously false misinformation to Levi's unwitting German handlers. His efforts would distort any enemy estimates of Allied battle plans for the remainder of the war. His communications were infused with just enough truth to be palatable, and just enough imagination to make them irresistible. ln a vacuum of seemingly trustworthy sources, Levi's enemies not only believed in the CHEESE network, as it was codenamed, but they came to depend upon it. And, by the war's conclusion, he could boast of having helped the Allies thwart Rommel in North Africa, as well as diverting whole armies from the D-Day landing sites. He wielded great influence and, as a double agent, he was unrivalled. Until now, Levi's devilish deceptions and feats of derring-do have remained completely hidden. Using recently declassified fi les, Double Cross in Cairo uncovers the heroic exploits of one of the Second World War's most closely guarded secrets.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Glossary
- Dramatis Personae
- Introduction
- Chapter 1: Renato’s Tale
- Chapter 2: SIME
- Chapter 3: Rommel’s Intelligence
- Chapter 4: The Cheese Network
- Chapter 5: Operation Hatry
- Chapter 6: 1943
- Chapter 7: 1944
- Chapter 8: Plan Jacobite
- Chapter 9: Max and Moritz
- Chapter 10: Finale
- Appendix 1: Cipher Devised for Cheese
- Appendix 2: Allied Order-of-Battle Inventions
- Chronology
- Bibliography
- Index
- About the Author
- Also by Nigel West
- Copyright
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