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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 Cover Image Book Book

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.

Orbanes, Philip, (author.).

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"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780063425132 (hardcover)
  • Physical Description: xiv, 285 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2025]

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Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Subject: 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.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Innisfil Public Library System. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Lakeshore Branch. (Show)

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Lakeshore Branch 940.547243 Orb 31681010427458 NONFIC Available -

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