title: Counterfeit Spies: Genuine or Bogus? An Astonishing Investigation into Secret Agents of the Second World War (Nigel West Intelligence Library)
author:  Nigel West 
description: Of the many hundreds of accounts of wartime adventures by secret agents behind enemy lines, which are authentic and which are the fantasies of hoaxers? Have dozens of authors and their publishers been duped into peddling fiction dressed up as fact? In this remarkable investigation of clandestine operations of the Second World War, British intelligence expert Nigel West reveals a catalog of bogus claims, doctored photos, faked documents, and manufactured archival records. The spurious tales of more than two dozen authors are placed under the expert's microscope, compared to the recently declassified files of hitherto secret organizations, and exposed as exaggeration, embellishment, or outright fraud. A compelling, brilliantly researched investigation.
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  For those who have sacrificed in service to a noble cause
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  All statements of fact, opinion, or analysis expressed are those of the
  authors and do not reflect the official positions or views of the CIA or any
  other U.S. government agency. Nothing in the contents should be construed as
  asserting or implying U.S. Government authentication of information or Agency
  endorsement of the author’s views. This material has been reviewed by the CIA
  to prevent the disclosure of classified information.
  
  First published in the United States of America in 2012 by
  
  St Martin’s Press, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY10010
  
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  This electronic edition published in the UK in 2012 by Icon Books Lt