Description: Yesterday's Muse, Inc. presents ... Operation Mincemeat: How a Dead Man and a Bizarre Plan Fooled the Nazis and Assured an Allied Victory ISBN:0307453286 Author:Macintyre, Ben Publisher:Broadway Paperbacks Release Date:2011 Seller Category:-- Qty Available:1 Condition:New Sku: 2342289 Notes: First printing. An exceptional copy. 2011 Trade Paperback. xii, 412 pp. Macintyre (Agent Zigzag) offers a solid and entertaining updating of WWII's best-known human intelligence operation. In 1943, British intelligence conceived a spectacular con trick to draw German attention away from the Allies' obvious next objective, Sicily. The bait was a briefcase full of carefully forged documents attached to the wrist of Major William Martin, Royal Marines—a fictitious identity given to a body floated ashore in neutral Spain. Making the deception plausible was the task given to two highly unconventional officers: Lt. Comdr. Ewen Montagu and Squadron Leader Charles Cholmondeley. Macintyre recounts their adventures and misadventures with panache. The body was that of a derelict. Its costuming included the underwear of a deceased Oxford don. An attractive secretary provided the photo of an imaginary fiancée. The carefully constructed documents setting up the bogus operation against Greece and Sardinia convinced even Hitler himself. The Sicily landings were achieved as almost a complete surprise. And the man who never was entered the history and folklore of WWII. Don't forget to check out other great deals in our eBay Store!!
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Book Title: Operation Mincemeat : How a Dead Man and a Bizarre Plan Fooled the Nazis and Assured an Allied Victory
Item Length: 8in
Item Height: 0.9in
Item Width: 5.2in
Author: Ben Macintyre
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Europe / Italy, Military / World War II, Intelligence & Espionage, Modern / 20th Century, Europe / Spain & Portugal, General, Europe / Great Britain / General
Publisher: Crown Publishing Group, T.H.E.
Publication Year: 2011
Genre: Psychology, History, Political Science
Item Weight: 11.6 Oz
Number of Pages: 432 Pages
