Operation Mincemeat : how a dead man and a bizarre plan fooled the Nazis and assured an allied victory /

From the acclaimed author of "Agent Zigzag" comes an extraordinary account of the most successful deception--and certainly the strangest--ever carried out in World War II, one that changed the prospects for an Allied victory. The purpose of the plan--code named Operation Mincemeat--was to...

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Main Author:	Macintyre, Ben, 1963- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Harmony Books, [2010]
Edition:	First American edition.
Subjects:	Montagu, Ewen, > 1901-1985. Great Britain. > Royal Navy > History > World War, 1939-1945. Great Britain. > Royal Navy. Great Britain. > Royal Navy > History. 1900-1999 Operation Mincemeat. World War, 1939-1945 > Secret service > Great Britain. Deception > Great Britain > History > 20th century. Deception > Spain > Atlantic Coast > History > 20th century. World War, 1939-1945 > Spain > Atlantic Coast. World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > Italy > Sicily. Opération Mincemeat. Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Service secret > Grande-Bretagne. Tromperie > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 20e siècle. Tromperie > Espagne > Atlantique, Côte de l' > Histoire > 20e siècle. Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Espagne > Atlantique, Côte de l'. Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Campagnes et batailles > Italie > Sicile. Deception. Military campaigns. Secret service. World War, 1939-1945 > Great Britain > Secret service. Deception > History. World War, 1939-1945 > Atlantic Coast (Spain) World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > Sicily (Italy) Sicily (Italy) > History, Military > 20th century. Atlantic Coast (Spain) > History, Military > 20th century. Sicile (Italie) > Histoire militaire > 20e siècle. Atlantique, Côte de l' (Espagne) > Histoire militaire > 20e siècle. Great Britain. Italy > Sicily. Spain > Atlantic Coast. Sicily (Italy) > Military history. Atlantic Coast (Spain) > Military history. Nonfiction. History. Military history.

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