Deathly deception : the real story of Operation Mincemeat /

Deathly deception : the real story of Operation Mincemeat /

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In the pre-dawn darkness of April 30, 1943, the body of a Royal Marine Major washed ashore on the south-western coast of Spain, part of an incredible plot to mislead the German High Command about the Allies' impending Mediterranean invasion. What made this ruse unique--and macabre--was that the...

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Main Author: Smyth, Denis, 1948-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published:Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010.
Subjects:
Montagu, Ewen, > 1901-1985.
Great Britain. > Royal Navy > History > World War, 1939-1945.
Deception > Great Britain > History > 20th century.
Deception > Spain > Atlantic Coast > History > 20th century.
Operation Mincemeat.
World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > Italy > Sicily.
World War, 1939-1945 > Secret service > Great Britain.
World War, 1939-1945 > Spain > Atlantic Coast.
Atlantic Coast (Spain) > History, Military > 20th century.
Sicily (Italy) > History, Military > 20th century.

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