{"product_id":"believable-lies-the-misfits-who-fought-churchills-secret-propaganda-war-paperback","title":"Believable Lies: The Misfits Who Fought Churchill's Secret Propaganda War - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTerry Stiastny\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe true story of the the misfits and mavericks who waged psychological warfare against the Nazis.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSeptember, 1939. While Britain hovered on the brink of the Second World War, a team of unlikely and ill-assorted characters assembled in their secret headquarters. They had left their civilian roles as politicians, journalists, novelists and spies, advertisers, artists and even forgers, to work for a covert government organization. Their goals: to weaken enemy morale, sow confusion and encourage resistance. In the 'hush-hush' village of Aspley Guise near Woburn Abbey (8 miles from the codebreakers at Bletchley Park), they set to work. The once top-secret wartime efforts of the Political Warfare Executive were remarkable in their variety and inventiveness - from pornographic leaflet drops to rumor campaigns, underground publications and fake French and German radio shows. But to break Nazi morale, these men and women found themselves skirting the edges of their own morality. What do you lose when you deploy lies - even brilliant, believable lies - to achieve your ends?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTerry Stiastny\u003c\/b\u003e is an author, journalist and broadcaster on national and international radio. She reports on British politics for Times Radio and is a frequent commentator on Monocle Radio. Her debut non-fiction book, \u003ci\u003eBelievable Lies\u003c\/i\u003e, combines her interests in politics, international history and journalism. She has previously published two political thrillers: \u003ci\u003eActs of Omission\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eConflicts of Interest \u003c\/i\u003e(John Murray). \u003ci\u003eActs of Omission\u003c\/i\u003e won Political Fiction Book of the Year at the Political Book Awards in 2015. Before that, Terry was a correspondent at the BBC, where she worked on radio and television, based in Westminster, Brussels and Berlin, and reporting from many other countries. She was educated at Oxford University, earning an M.Phil in International Relations. She lives in north London with her husband, two sons and dog.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 512\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 02, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48625790976249,"sku":"9780753559840","price":35.62,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/DHQ7GwUISc9780753559840.webp?v=1783034507","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/believable-lies-the-misfits-who-fought-churchills-secret-propaganda-war-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}