Counterspies are the messiest but most potentially history-altering conduits of information, writes Tim Naftali, citing D-Day and the end of the Cold War as powerful examples.
As we remember and celebrate the heroism of the Allied troops on D-Day 80 years ago, it is worth mentioning that even more of them would likely have died had it not been for a group of spies working on behalf of the Allies. The odds of D-Day succeeding were never overwhelming. Approximately 50,000 Nazi soldiers defended the five beaches targeted by Allied troops on D-Day.
“In spite of the attendant risks, the enemy will probably attempt a second landing in the 15th Army’s sector…” Decades ago, as I was researching what ultimately became my dissertation, I had the good fortune to meet some of the surviving British MI-5 officers who were in charge of these Double-Cross agents.
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