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The illusionist the true story of the man who fooled Hitler

The illusionist the true story of the man who fooled Hitler

Hutton, Robert (Journalist), author.
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Cairo, 1942: If you had asked a British officer who Colonel Clarke was, they would have been able to point him out: always ready with a drink and a story, he was a well-known figure in the local bars. If you then asked what he did, you would have less success. Those who knew didn't tell, and almost no one really knew at all. Clarke thought of himself as developing a new kind of weapon. Its components? Rumour, stagecraft, a sense of fun. Its targe...

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ISBN:
9798891645004
Edition:
Center Point Large Print edition
Description:
549 pages (large print) : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
large print
Other Title:
True story of the man who fooled Hitler
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 539-547) and index
Contents:
Setting the stage: 1500 BC-December 1940
The multiplying flags: January-April 1941
The Turk: April-May 1941
The sands of the desert: May-July 1941
The costume trunk: July-October 1941
The assistant's revenge: October 1941-Febraury 1942
The miser's dream: February-June 1942
The cut and restored rope: June-July 1942
The shell game: July-October 1942
The ingenious confederacy: October 1942-February 1943
The artist's dream: February-July 1943
Here, there or where: July 1943-July 1946
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Control Number:
3394043
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