War of Shadows: Codebreakers, Spies, and the Secret Struggle to Drive the Nazis from the Middle East

by Gershom Gorenberg

Book Overview

Rommel's army is a day from Cairo, a week from Tel Aviv. The SS is ready for action. Espionage brought the Nazis this far. Espionage can stop them - if Washington wakes up to the danger.
As World War II raged in North Africa, General Erwin Rommel was guided by an uncanny sense of his enemies' plans and weaknesses. In the summer of 1942, he led his Axis army swiftly and terrifyingly toward Alexandria, with the goal of overrunning the entire...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1610396278
• ISBN13: 9781610396271
• Release Date: January 2021
• Publisher: PublicAffairs
• Length: 496 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.7" x 6.0" x 9.3"