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The History of WWII Podcast

Episode 486-Interview w/ Robert Hutton: The Illusionist: The True Story of the Man Who Fooled Hitler

The History of WWII Podcast

Ray Harris Jr

Society & Culture, Education, History

4.54.5K Ratings

🗓️ 10 September 2024

⏱️ 87 minutes

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Summary

Writer Robert Hutton comes on to discuss his latest book, The Illusionist: The true story of the man who fooled Hitler. Early in the war, the British need every advantage they could get, including military deception, which brings in Dudley Clarke. And of all his tricks, his greatest is tricking Rommel right before Monty attacks at El Alamein. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Welcome to True Spies.

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And what would you do in their position?

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Hello everyone, my name is Wesley Lovesse from the History of the Second World War podcast.

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Join me on a journey through the most destructive conflict in human history, a journey that will

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take us not just through the famous campaigns and

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cataclysmic battles, but also to the lesser well-known corners of the war that

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touched millions all over the world, as we try and answer not just the questions of what and where, but how and why.

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You can find History of the Second World War on all major podcast platforms or at History

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and then,

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and thank you for listening to the history of World War II podcast

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episode 486 Robert Hutton interview the illusionist the true story of the man who fooled Hitler The True Story of The Man Who Fooled Hitler.

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Robert Hutton spent 16 years covering the British government for Bloomberg and has worked for the mirror in the Financial times. His previous books include Agent Jack, the true story of

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MI5's secret Nazi hunter and Romps, Tots, and Bffins, the strange language of news.

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His latest book, The Illusionist, covers the story of Dudley Clark, a man who realized that

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