| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
9781639367542 |
| Qualifying information |
hardcover |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
1639367543 |
| Qualifying information |
hardcover |
| 035 ## - SYSTEM CONTROL NUMBER |
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| System control number |
(OCoLC)1420429473 |
| 043 ## - GEOGRAPHIC AREA CODE |
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| Geographic area code |
e-fr--- |
| 049 ## - LOCAL HOLDINGS (OCLC) |
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| Holding library |
AJMA |
| 050 #4 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
D756.5.N6 |
| Item number |
D69 2024 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
940.5421421 Dow |
| Item number |
15 |
| 092 ## - LOCALLY ASSIGNED DEWEY CALL NUMBER (OCLC) |
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| Classification number |
940.5421421 Dow |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Downing, Taylor |
| 245 14 - TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
Army that never was : |
| Remainder of title |
George S. Patton and the deception of Operation Fortitude |
| Statement of responsibility, etc |
Taylor Downing |
| 246 ## - VARYING FORM OF TITLE |
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| Title proper/short title |
The army that never was : |
| 250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT |
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| Edition statement |
First Pegasus Books cloth edition. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) |
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| Place of publication, distribution, etc |
New York |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc |
Pegasus Books |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc |
2024 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
319 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates |
| Other physical details |
illustrations ; |
| Dimensions |
24 cm |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE |
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| Bibliography, etc |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-319). |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
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| Summary, etc |
On May 29th, 1944, General George S. Patton gave a speech in the southeast of England to the men of the U.S. Army where he spoke of the American desire to win and of how losing was hateful to Americans. As he rose to his crescendo, he said how much he "pitied those sons of bitches we are going up against--by God, I do." On that same day, General Omar Bradley gave a calmer speech in Somerset, England, to the men under his command about how much rested on the upcoming invasion of northern France and how vital their role was in achieving victory. Apart from the very different tones of the speeches reflecting the opposite character of the two army commanders, there was another big difference. Bradley was speaking to men who in a little over a week would be splashing ashore on the beaches of Normandy. Patton was addressing an army that didn't exist. The Army That Never Was tells the story of the biggest deception operation of World War II: the plan to mislead the Germans into thinking that the invasion of Europe would come at Pas-de-Calais instead of Normandy--by inventing an entirely fake army unit during Operation Fortitude. |
| 590 ## - LOCAL NOTE (RLIN) |
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| Local note |
115280 |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Operation Fortitude. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Operation Bodyguard, 1944. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
World War |
| General subdivision |
Campaigns |
| Geographic subdivision |
France |
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Normandy |
| Chronological subdivision |
1939-1945 |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
World War |
| General subdivision |
Deception. |
| Chronological subdivision |
1939-1945 |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
World War |
| General subdivision |
Military intelligence. |
| Chronological subdivision |
1939-1945 |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) |
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| Source of classification or shelving scheme |
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| Koha item type |
900 - 999 |