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The traitor of Arnhem : the untold story of WWII's greatest betrayal and the moment that changed history forever / Robert Verkaik.

Summary:

"The end of the Second World War is in sight. Following the Western Allies' overwhelming victory on D-Day, Churchill, Roosevelt and Stalin are all prepared to shape the future, and Operation Market Garden is Britain's attempt to beat the Russians to Berlin and be the first to help craft the new world order. With 10,000 men dropped into Arnhem and another 20,000 in Grave, the British are set to secure the area and declare victory. However, Dutch resistance hero Christian Lindemans has other plans. Lindemans is determined to help the Germans gain the lead in the war and begins to dismantle the operation from within, betraying hundreds of Allied soldiers and changing the course of history forever. Drawn from unseen records, this is an epic story of secret missions, trust and treachery, bringing to light the murky story of one of the most influential spies of the 20th century"-- Publisher description.

Record details

ISBN: 9781639368273
ISBN: 1639368272
Physical Description: x, 390 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Edition: First Pegasus Books cloth edition.
Publisher: New York : Pegasus Books, 2025.
Copyright: ©2025

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 350-353) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Foreword -- Prologue -- Part one: The Dutch. Dramatis personae -- Open frontiers -- Rotterdam playboy -- Englandspiel -- Legend of King Kong -- The end of the game -- Cornered traitor -- Invasion -- Crossing the line -- A spy too far -- Part two: The British. Dramatis personae -- The second Arnhem warning -- Bombed out -- Red orchestra -- Red alert -- Agent Josephine -- Secrets of D-Day -- War of spies -- Bridge of spies -- Arnhem betrayed -- Part three: The Russians. Dramatis personae -- Operation Tolstoy -- To catch a traitor -- A traitor betrayed -- Caging the gorilla -- Betrayal of the Bulge -- Confessions of King Kong -- Josephine in chains -- Death throes -- Bridge of lies -- Orders of the Kremlin -- Drawing up the bridge -- After the Battle -- Epilogue: Exploding chocolates -- Appendix 1 -- Appendix 2 -- Acknowledgments -- Bibliography -- Notes -- Index.