In wartime winston churchill wrote truth is so precious that she should always be attended by a bodyguard of lies for britain s counterintelligence op.
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The allied invasion is not far away and the high command desperately need to know where it will take place.
A tale of spies and betrayal in the second world war.
The unlikely spy is an earlier historical fiction novel centering on a vital normandy invasion project operation mulberry dealing with the secret construction of the artificial harbor that would be required for resupply over the open beaches of the landing zone.
Both of those books were brilliant but on balance i think that the unlikely spy is the best.
We all know now that the allied forces were able to successfully confuse the d day landing location from hitler.
The unlikely spy is a sensational spy thriller that had my head spinning until the very end.
The unlikely spy in wartime winston churchill wrote truth is so precious that she should always be attended by a bodyguard of lies for britain s counterintelligence operations this meant finding the unlikeliest agent imaginable a history professor named alfred vicary handpicked by churchill himself to expose a highly.
The unlikely spy is a spy novel written by daniel silva set during world war ii and published in 1996.
Surprisingly the work represents silva s first published book and it was a massive success with critical acclaim.
Ken follett covered a similar theme in eye of the needle and jack higgins in night of the fox.
The unlikely spy is an unlikely hit for a mostly unknown author daniel silva back in 1994.