Zigzag’s Iron Cross and the MI5 Discontinuance Lie
A criminal’s double life was used to shield British factories and mislead German high command, leaving behind a record that lies about when the operation truly ended.
By Harlan Pryce ·
Strategic Deception
Roman Czerniawski and the Price of a Managed Escape
A Polish officer was allowed to flee to London after his Paris intelligence network was crushed, a detail buried in a file that omits the fate of those he left behind.
By Constance Bell ·
Juan Pujol García sold the Third Reich a hallucination to hide D-Day
Nazi intelligence officers were deceived by a sprawling network of imaginary spies and curated falsehoods while MI5 case officer Thomas Harris plotted to keep the lie hidden.
By Vera Kessler ·