D-Day Deception

by Mary Kathryn Barbier

Before landing in France on D-Day, June 6, 1944, the Allies executed an elaborate deception plan designed to prevent the Germans from concentrating forces in Normandy. The lesser-known first part, Fortitude North, suggested a threat to Norway. The more famous Fortitude South indicated that the invasion would occur at the Pas de Calais rather than Normandy, largely by creating a fictitious army group under Gen. George S. Patton. While historians have generally praised Operation Fortitude, Barbier takes a more nuanced view, arguing that the deception, while implemented well, affected the invasion's outcome only minimally.

Genres: History, World War II, Nonfiction, Military History

288 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 2007

Reviews

[Kevin S]

This is a very detailed explanation of the deceptions planned or implemented in support of the D-day invasion. At points I felt it was so detailed that I got lost.