
Agent Garbo
The Brilliant, Eccentric Secret Agent Who Tricked Hitler & Saved D-Day
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Narrated by:
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Clinton Wade
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Stephan Talty
Before he remade himself as the master spy known as Garbo, Juan Pujol was nothing more than a Barcelona poultry farmer. But as Garbo, he turned in a masterpiece of deception that changed the course of World War II. Posing as the Nazis’ only reliable spy inside England, he created an imaginary million-man army, invented armadas out of thin air, and brought a vast network of fictional subagents to life. The scheme culminated on June 6, 1944, when Garbo convinced the Germans that the Allied forces approaching Normandy were just a feint - the real invasion would come at Calais. Because of his brilliant trickery, the Allies were able to land with much less opposition and eventually push on to Berlin.
As incredible as it sounds, everything in Agent Garbo is true, based on years of archival research and interviews with Pujol’s family. This pulse-pounding thriller set in the shadow world of espionage and deception reveals the shocking reality of spycraft that occurs just below the surface of history.
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Classic Spy Story But Real, Meaningful
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Must buy
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A good read
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This is the best, most interesting account of agent Garbo I've ever heard or read.
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great story
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Would you listen to Agent Garbo again? Why?
Yes. It's so over the top that you it's like something out of Hollywood but it's completely real. It makes you believe that extraordinary selflessness still exists.Who was your favorite character and why?
Garbo because he's larger than life and yet is someone you would walk by on the street and never notice hi,.Which scene was your favorite?
All of them?If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?
Get Garbo: The Greatest SpyHeroism stranger than fiction!
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Narrator needs to work on his German.
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What made the experience of listening to Agent Garbo the most enjoyable?
I was enthralled with the way that Talty weaves the story of secret agent Joan Pujol with the stories of his family, other agents, and the greater historical picture. Talty did a great job of meticulously collecting details and quotes that make you feel like you understand the man behind the Garbo legend.Any additional comments?
I will definitely be checking out more books by Stephan Talty in the future! It's his insights into the people and their motivations that really draws you into the amazing story.AMAZING story and expert storyteller
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must listen
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Fascinating
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