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

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-
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.
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.
Sicily (Italy) > History, Military > 20th century.
Atlantic Coast (Spain) > History, Military > 20th century.
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Call Number: D810 .S7 M246 2010
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