| Description |
1 online resource (x, 400 pages) : illustrations, plans |
| Contents |
The sardine spotter -- Corkscrew minds -- Room 13 -- Target Sicily -- The man who was -- A novel approach -- Pam -- The butterfly collector -- My dear Alex -- Table-tennis traitor -- Gold prospector -- The spy who baked cakes -- Mincement sets sail -- Bill's farewell -- Dulce et decorum -- Spanish trails -- Kühlenthal's coup -- Mincemeat digested -- Hitler loses sleep -- Seraph and Huskey -- A nice cup of tea -- Hook, line, and sinker -- Mincement revealed -- Aftermath. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
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 deceive the Nazis into thinking that Allied forces were planning to attack southern Europe by way of Greece or Sardinia, rather than Sicily, as the Nazis had assumed, and the Allies ultimately chose. |
| Note |
Description based on print version record. |
| System Details |
Requires Adobe Digital Editions (file size: 7504 KB). |
| Subject |
Operation Mincemeat.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Secret service -- Great Britain.
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Montagu, Ewen, 1901-1985.
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Deception -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century.
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Deception -- Spain -- Atlantic Coast -- History -- 20th century.
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Great Britain. Royal Navy -- History -- World War, 1939-1945.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Spain -- Atlantic Coast.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Italy -- Sicily.
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Sicily (Italy) -- History, Military -- 20th century.
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Atlantic Coast (Spain) -- History, Military -- 20th century.
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| Genre |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Macintyre, Ben, 1963- Operation Mincemeat. 1st American ed. New York : Harmony Books, c2010 9780307453273 (DLC) 2009047562 (OCoLC)449845345 |
| ISBN |
9780307453297 (electronic bk. : Adobe EPUB) |
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0307453294 (electronic bk. : Adobe EPUB) |
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