Our Man in New York
Book description
"A revelatory and wholly fascinating work of history. Superbly researched and written with gripping fluency, this lost secret of World War II espionage finally has its expert chronicler."
- WILLIAM BOYD
'Gripping and intoxicating, it unfolds like the best screenplay.'
NICHOLAS SHAKESPEARE
The gripping story of a propaganda campaign like…
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1 author picked Our Man in New York as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
I have a vivid memory of opening the file on Britain’s efforts to bring America into the war, declassified only recently, and being astonished at the things that had gone on. Hemming’s book tells this amazing story and raises the ethical question of whether Britain’s end – defeating Hitler – was justified by its means – spreading fake news in the US and even interfering in its politics.
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