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Now the subject of a major new film starring Colin Firth as Ewen Montagu in Operation Mincemeat
In the early hours of 30 April 1943, a corpse wearing the uniform of an officer in the Royal Marines was slipped into the waters off the south-west coast of Spain. With it…
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2 authors picked The Man Who Never Was as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
This book told the true story of Operation Mincemeat, the WWII plan to confuse the Germans as to the real landing point of D-Day. Author Ewan Montagu was instrumental in the operation, from the plan's inception and finding the body they used, to launching the operation. I found it interesting to learn the "insider" details and see what steps the Allies had taken...and the response from the Germans. If you like to learn the intricacies of how things are conceived and carried out in WWII, or like intrigue, you might like this book.
Spring 1943. Before dawn off the Spanish coast, a cadaver dressed in the uniform of the Royal Marines is placed in the waves. He carries a briefcase containing details of a planned Allied invasion of Greece. The Nazis find the body and its ‘secrets’ and are convinced they have been lucky enough to foil the British plans, but nothing is what it seems.
This remarkable story of espionage is true. It was an elaborate forensic hoax devised by British intelligence to deceive the enemy, feeding them a false story, thereby allowing troops to invade Sicily instead. It is related with…
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