In some cases the motivation is financial, as in the pyramid schemes of Charles Ponzi and Bernard Madoff. Greatest Deception*) brings you the most inventive and diverting ways humans have swindled and scammed one another. Whether on the battlefield, within the Church, or in the executive offices of multinational companies, mankind has drawn upon an impressive armoury ol fraudulent techniques HISTORY’S GREATEST DECEPTIONS In the annals of human achievement, the ability to cheat and deceive has often proved crucial in getting the upper hand on our adversaries. HISTORY’S GREATEST DECEPTIONS and the People Who Planned Them Come and See What’s on the Slab: Alien Autopsyĥ0. “To do Today: Invade Poland”: The Hitler DiariesĤ6. When Maggie Phoned Ronnie: ThatchergateĤ4. I’m Ready for my Close-Up: The Patterson-Gimlin Filmģ9. The Real-Life Da Vinci Code: The Dossiers Secretsģ8. A Study in Black and White: The “Black Admiral” Portraitģ6. Close Encounters of the Unreal Kind: George Adamskiģ2. Plumbing the Depths of Credulity: Loch Ness Monster HoaxesĢ9. Tower for Sale, One Careful Owner: Victor LustigĢ6. Reds Under the Beds: The Zinoviev LetterĢ3. Elemental, my Dear Conan Doyle:The Cottingley Fairiesġ9. Fishy Tales: Ompax spatuloides and the Furry Troutġ8. The Almondsbury Princess: Caraboo of Javasuġ6. Transgender Spy: The Chevalier and Chevaliere d’Eonġ3. To Fake or not to Fake: William Irelandġ2. Stairway to Heaven: Fake Relics and Indulgencesġ1. The Missing Princes: Lambert Simnel and Perkin WarbeckĨ. China’s All-Action Female Hero: Hua Mulanħ. The Woman Who Sat on the Throne of Saint Peter: Pope JoanĦ. Render unto God: The Donation of Constantineĥ.
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