{"product_id":"2026200014900-secondhand-i-was-montys-double","title":"I Was Monty's Double","description":"\u003cp\u003eEdition: First ed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Fair\u003cbr\u003eJacket: N\/A\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne of the most audacious deception operations of the Second World War comes to life in I Was Monty's Double, the remarkable true account of M. E. Clifton James, a British actor-turned-soldier who was recruited by Allied Intelligence to impersonate Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery himself. In 1944, James — bearing an almost supernatural physical resemblance to the legendary general — was dispatched to Gibraltar and North Africa to convince Nazi spies that the Allied invasion force was targeting the Mediterranean, drawing German attention away from the real target: the beaches of Normandy. Written with the vivid immediacy of a man who lived every nerve-shredding moment, the narrative chronicles the elaborate preparation, the whispered danger, and the sheer improbability of a plan that may have saved thousands of lives.\n\nJames writes with a disarming candour, balancing the tradecraft of military deception against the very human anxieties of an ordinary man thrust into an extraordinary role, making I Was Monty's Double as psychologically compelling as any thriller. The book stands as a singular document of Operation Copperhead, illuminating how theatre, illusion, and audacity became weapons of war as potent as any rifle or tank. A testament to the strange heroism of the unremarkable man in a remarkable moment, it leaves the reader wondering just how many other shadows of history were built on such breathtaking bluff.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49203159138523,"sku":"2026200014900-SECONDHAND","price":50.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/37345d94-8581-4b90-bed3-b03117f04972.png?v=1788144723","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200014900-secondhand-i-was-montys-double","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}