A man called Intrepid : the secret war

by William Stevenson

Paperback, 1976

Status

Available

Call number

D810.S8S85 1976

Publication

New York : Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, c1976.

Description

The classic real-life story of the superspy whose vast intelligence network helped defeat the Nazis in World War II. A Man Called Intrepid is the account of the world's first integrated intelligence operation and of its master, William Stephenson. Codenamed INTREPID by Winston Churchill, Stephenson was charged with establishing-and running-a vast, worldwide intelligence network to challenge the terrifying force of Nazi Germany. Nothing less than the fate of Britain and the free world hung in the balance as INTREPID covertly set about stalling the Nazis by any means necessary. First published in 1976, A Man Called Intrepid was an immediate bestseller. With over thirty black-and-white photographs and countless World War II secrets, this book revealed startling information that had remained buried for decades. Detailing the infamous "Camp X" training center in Ontario, Canada; the miraculous breaking of the Ultra Code used by the Enigma Machine; and dozens of other stories of clandestine missions, A Man Called Intrepid is an undisputed modern classic.… (more)

User reviews

LibraryThing member jukke
The beginnings of OSS - CIA. I really do not know, how much opf this book is true. A major part seems to be. Stevenslon was british, His American counterpart was Wild bill Donovan.
LibraryThing member cwhittin
Excellent story of the Enigma machine, used to break codes in WWII. Reads like a great suspence novel.
LibraryThing member rexmedford
Being an afficianado of the spy genre, this was an interesting factual book about the intelligence seirvice, and William Stephenson as Intrepid. Interesting, and well written, not at all dry, which may come as a surprise given its publication date. You learn a lot of interesting tidbits about
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famous people who participated in the intelligence services, and their methods, and sadly, the high mortality rate of members of this occupation. I recommend it highly.
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LibraryThing member keylawk
By 1940, Hitler's scheme of world domination by terror, deceit, and military occupation was well underway, and its nature manifest to all with eyes to see. Yet, the US remained "neutral".

This is an authenticated account of the American intelligence operations of WWII and the "spy" who coordinated
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them against the Nazi Reich. William Stephenson never sought public attention during his very busy, very informed, very dangerous life.
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LibraryThing member bkinetic
During World War II there was a shooting war that was well publicized, yet behind the scenes there was a war of intelligence and espionage, detailed here, that surfaced only many years later. Readers of this book will look at current events with a healthy skepticism, pausing to consider if the news
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stories we read in our own time are manipulative creations of intelligence officials. In any case this is a treasure of fascinating stories of how the secret wars were conducted, won, and lost.
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Language

Original publication date

1976

Physical description

xxv, 486 p.; 24 cm

ISBN

0151567956 / 9780151567959

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