The Traitor of Arnhem. WWII’s Greatest Betrayal and the Moment That Changed History Forever

Par : Robert Verkaik
Offrir maintenant
Ou planifier dans votre panier
Disponible dans votre compte client Decitre ou Furet du Nord dès validation de votre commande. Le format ePub protégé est :
  • Compatible avec une lecture sur My Vivlio (smartphone, tablette, ordinateur)
  • Compatible avec une lecture sur liseuses Vivlio
  • Pour les liseuses autres que Vivlio, vous devez utiliser le logiciel Adobe Digital Edition. Non compatible avec la lecture sur les liseuses Kindle, Remarkable et Sony
  • Non compatible avec un achat hors France métropolitaine
Logo Vivlio, qui est-ce ?

Notre partenaire de plateforme de lecture numérique où vous retrouverez l'ensemble de vos ebooks gratuitement

Pour en savoir plus sur nos ebooks, consultez notre aide en ligne ici
C'est si simple ! Lisez votre ebook avec l'app Vivlio sur votre tablette, mobile ou ordinateur :
Google PlayApp Store
  • Nombre de pages400
  • FormatePub
  • ISBN978-1-80279-742-8
  • EAN9781802797428
  • Date de parution09/05/2024
  • Protection num.Adobe DRM
  • Infos supplémentairesepub
  • ÉditeurHeadline Welbeck Non-Fiction

Résumé

NOW WITH NEW MATERIAL - the first book to analyse government documents released in January 2025.'Sensational' Daily Express'A bombshell book' Daily Mail'A breath-taking review of WWII's greatest betrayal and the moment that changed history forever' Sunday Post'Mr. Verkaik relates the complex stories of Lindemans and Blunt with the economy and verve of a spy novelist' The Wall Street Journal'Original, thought-provoking and exceedingly well written.'Robert Kershaw, author of It Never Snows in September'Each chapter of Verkaik's book leaves you yearning to learn more' New York Journal of BooksThe end of the Second World War is in sight.
Following D-Day, Churchill, Roosevelt and Stalin all seek to shape the global future to their own ends and win the race to Berlin. The British launch Operation Market Garden, the greatest airborne operation the world has ever seen. It is a bold roll of the dice, which, if successful, will end the war in weeks. But behind the scenes, spies are working, and plans are betrayed, the operation fails and thousands of Allied soldiers die.
The Traitor of Arnhem tells a never-before-told story of this iconic operation, and of the very different figures working in secret to cause the catastrophic defeat: one Dutch resistance fighter, one English gentleman, both working for the Russians. Drawn from unseen records and shedding fresh light on the operation and the spies responsible for its failure, this is an incredible account of the battle that would go on to shape the twentieth century.'Amazing ...
a remarkable answer to the vexed question: why were the Nazis unexpectedly lying in wait?'Jewish Chronicle'A powerful and timely reminder of how the failure to tackle Stalin's threat to the West at the end of World War 2 has forced the world to face up to the aggression of Vladimir Putin today.'Bill Browder, author of Red Notice
NOW WITH NEW MATERIAL - the first book to analyse government documents released in January 2025.'Sensational' Daily Express'A bombshell book' Daily Mail'A breath-taking review of WWII's greatest betrayal and the moment that changed history forever' Sunday Post'Mr. Verkaik relates the complex stories of Lindemans and Blunt with the economy and verve of a spy novelist' The Wall Street Journal'Original, thought-provoking and exceedingly well written.'Robert Kershaw, author of It Never Snows in September'Each chapter of Verkaik's book leaves you yearning to learn more' New York Journal of BooksThe end of the Second World War is in sight.
Following D-Day, Churchill, Roosevelt and Stalin all seek to shape the global future to their own ends and win the race to Berlin. The British launch Operation Market Garden, the greatest airborne operation the world has ever seen. It is a bold roll of the dice, which, if successful, will end the war in weeks. But behind the scenes, spies are working, and plans are betrayed, the operation fails and thousands of Allied soldiers die.
The Traitor of Arnhem tells a never-before-told story of this iconic operation, and of the very different figures working in secret to cause the catastrophic defeat: one Dutch resistance fighter, one English gentleman, both working for the Russians. Drawn from unseen records and shedding fresh light on the operation and the spies responsible for its failure, this is an incredible account of the battle that would go on to shape the twentieth century.'Amazing ...
a remarkable answer to the vexed question: why were the Nazis unexpectedly lying in wait?'Jewish Chronicle'A powerful and timely reminder of how the failure to tackle Stalin's threat to the West at the end of World War 2 has forced the world to face up to the aggression of Vladimir Putin today.'Bill Browder, author of Red Notice