Monopoly X: How Top-Secret World War II Operations Used the Game of Monopoly to Help Allied POWs Escape, Conceal Spies, and Send Secret Codes – The Untold Story of MI-9 and MIS-X
Monopoly X reveals the untold World War II story of MI-9 and MIS-X, showing how the familiar board game became connected to efforts to help Allied POWs escape, conceal spies, and send secret codes. Philip E. Orbanes explores an unusual intersection of games, intelligence, and military history.
About This Book
Monopoly X explores the wartime use of the game of Monopoly in top-secret Allied operations.
The book focuses on MI-9 and MIS-X, organizations associated with World War II escape and intelligence efforts.
It examines how Monopoly was used to help Allied prisoners of war escape, conceal spies, and send secret codes.
Philip E. Orbanes presents this lesser-known chapter of wartime history through the connection between a familiar board game and covert operations.
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