Deathly deception : the real story of Operation Mincemeat /

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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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Smyth, Denis, 1948-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010.
Subjects:
Montagu, Ewen, > 1901-1985.
Montagu, Ewen, > 1901-1985
Great Britain. > Royal Navy > History > World War, 1939-1945.
Great Britain. > Royal Navy.
1900-1999
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.
Opération Mincemeat.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Service secret > Grande-Bretagne.
Tromperie > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Tromperie > Espagne > Atlantique, Côte de l' > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Espagne > Atlantique, Côte de l'.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Campagnes et batailles > Italie > Sicile.
HISTORY > Military > World War II.
Deception.
Military campaigns.
Secret service.
Sicily (Italy) > History, Military > 20th century.
Atlantic Coast (Spain) > History, Military > 20th century.
Sicile (Italie) > Histoire militaire > 20e siècle.
Atlantique, Côte de l' (Espagne) > Histoire militaire > 20e siècle.
Great Britain.
Italy > Sicily.
Spain > Atlantic Coast.
History.
Military history.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Accidental conception
  • Medical consultation
  • Grand stratagem
  • A sea of troubles
  • Loud and clear
  • Tailor-made
  • Brief encounter
  • Travel arrangements
  • Mincemeat digested
  • Mincemeat dissected.

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