"Explores how Britain's "A" Force, under the leadership of Dudley Clarke, orchestrated both strategic and tactical deception plans to create notional threats across the southern perimeter of Europe, with the chief objective of keeping the Germans pinned down across the Mediterranean during World War II"-- Provided by publisher.

Dudley Clarke, "A" Force, and the development of allied military deception --Europe Bound : strategic planning for 1943 -- The dilemma of Sicily -- Rounding out 1943 in Italy -- Tactical maneuvering and strategic planning in 1944 -- Diversionary deception : assisting Overlord from the Mediterranean with Plan Zeppelin -- The climax of Plan Zeppelin : vendetta and turpitude -- "A" Force's last act.