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""Mr. Verkaik relates the complex stories of Lindemans and Blunt with the economy and verve of a spy novelist.""--Dominic Green ""The Wall Street Journal"" ""Unnerving findings about one of the great failed Allied operations of WWII. A disturbing reevaluation of an iconic World War II battle.""-- ""Kirkus Reviews (starred)"" ""Verkaik uncovers a startling new dimension to a well-known story of betrayal. An explosive and paradigm-shifting account.""-- ""Publishers Weekly (starred)"" ""A bombshell book.""-- ""The Daily Mail"" ""Excellent. A remarkable answer through considerable research to the vexed question: why were the Nazis unexpectedly lying in wait?""-- ""The Jewish Chronicle"" ""Original, thought-provoking and exceedingly well written. I have not read such a convincing portrayal of the German intelligence war in Holland. A worthwhile read.""--Robert Kershaw, author of Landing on the Edge of Eternity and It Never Snows in September ""Robert proves the case as far as circumstantial evidence allows one to do.""--Bob de Graff, official historian of the Dutch intelligence services ""Serves as a powerful and timely reminder of how the failure to tackle Joseph Stalin's threat to the West at the end of World War II has forced the free world to face up to the aggression of Vladamir Putin today.""--Bill Browder, author of Red Notice and Freezing Order ""Through meticulous research, journalistic passion, and a touch of serendipity, Verkaik uncovers an 80-year-old cold case rife with disloyalties and tales of double and triple-crossing spies who often endangered all parties involved. Ultimately, a series of betrayals thwarted the American and British quest to seize the bridges at Arnhem and doomed the Allied dream of reaching Berlin before the Russians. Verkaik's thorough research and skillful integration of numerous first-person accounts make this book a compelling read.""--Booklist

"""Robert proves the case as far as circumstantial evidence allows one to do.""--Bob de Graff, official historian of the Dutch intelligence services Early praise for The Traitor of Arnhem: ""A bombshell book.""-- ""The Daily Mail"" ""Excellent. A remarkable answer through considerable research to the vexed question: why were the Nazis unexpectedly lying in wait?""-- ""The Jewish Chronicle"" ""Original, thought-provoking and exceedingly well written. I have not read such a convincing portrayal of the German intelligence war in Holland. A worthwhile read.""--Robert Kershaw, author of Landing on the Edge of Eternity and It Never Snows in September ""Serves as a powerful and timely reminder of how the failure to tackle Joseph Stalin's threat to the West at the end of World War II has forced the free world to face up to the aggression of Vladamir Putin today.""--Bill Browder, author of Red Notice and Freezing Order"

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Robert Verkaik is an author and award-winning journalist. He was the home affairs editor of the Independent and the security editor of the Mail on Sunday. Robert is the author of a number of history books published in Britain, but The Traitor of Arnhem is his first book to be published in America. He lives in Surrey, England.

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