Title Statement |
Monopoly X: how a top-secret World War II operations used the game of Monopoly to help Allied POWs escape, conceal spies, and send secret codes / Philip E. Orbanes. |
Author |
Orbanes, Philip |
Publication |
New York: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers,[2025]©2025 |
Edition |
First edition. |
Extent of Item |
xiv, 285 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates |
ISBN |
9780063425132 (hardcover) |
Other Number |
pr07927850 |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Summary |
"The incredible true story of how Monopoly games were used to smuggle escape aids to Allied servicemen in German P.O.W. camps ... and more"-- |
Subjects & Genres |
By Topic |
Monopoly (Game) |
Prisoner-of-war escapes--Germany |
Prisoners of war--Germany |
Prisoners of war--Great Britain |
Prisoners of war--United States |
World War, 1939-1945--Prisoners and prisons, American |
World War, 1939-1945--Prisoners and prisons, British |
World War, 1939-1945--Secret service--Great Britain |
World War, 1939-1945--Secret service--United States |