Bodyguard of lies
by Anthony Cave Brown
- New York Harper & Row 1975
- 947 p.
Includes Index and Bibliography
pt. 1. The origins of special means 1938-1942. Ultra -- Conventry -- Special means operational -- pt. 2. The roots of conspiracy 1934-1943. Canaris -- The schwarze Kapelle -- Friend or foe -- The plot begins -- The outbreak of war -- Conspiracy at the Vatican -- The Venlo incident -- "Adroit intrigue" -- Canaris at work -- The assassination of Heydrich -- Operation flash -- pt. 3. High strategy and low tactics 1943. Casablanca -- The battle of the Atlantic -- The LCS and plan Jael -- Mincemeat -- Quebec -- The Schwarze Kappelle, 1943 -- Starkey -- Prosper -- The intelligence attack -- Teheran -- Cicero -- pt. 4. Cover and deception -- January to June 1944. Eisenhower, supreme commander -- The German supreme command -- Bodyguard -- The Balkans -- Fortitude north -- Fortitude south -- Nuremberg -- Aerial stratagems -- Security -- The wireless game -- The French labyrinth -- Canaris's last throw -- Vendetta -- The eve of D-day -- pt. 5. Normandy to nemesis -- June 6 to August 20, 1944. D-day -- The deceptions of D-day -- Sword and stratagem -- The French revolt -- Rommel -- The V1 -- Goodwood -- July 20, 1944 -- The breakout -- Gotterdammerung.
Examines Allied intelligence and counter-intelligence operations during World War II, describing the cipher machine used to break German codes and the tactics, ruses, and deception employed to ensure the successful invasion of Normandy.