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020    9780199233984 |qhardback
020    0199233985 |qhardback
035    (OCoLC)ocn500794359
035    211750
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050  0 D810.S7 |bS69 2010
100 1  Smyth, Denis, |d1948-
245 10 Deathly deception : |bthe real story of Operation Mincemeat / |cDenis Smyth.
264  1 Oxford ;New York : |bOxford University Press, |c2010.
300    xx, 367 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : |billustrations ; |c25 cm
336    text |btxt |2rdacontent
337    unmediated |bn |2rdamedia
338    volume |bnc |2rdacarrier
504    Includes bibliographical references (pages 286-351) and index.
520    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 "Major" was actually a deceased Welsh laborer, who drifted lifelessly ashore carrying false documents indicating that the Allies were set to launch an attack on Greece, rather than Sicily. In this accurate and in-depth retelling of the story behind the operation, Denis Smyth draws on a vast collection of previously unavailable documentary sources to expertly bring all phases of "Mincemeat" to life. He reveals how the architects of the plan navigated a maze of medical, technical, and logistical issues to deceive the enemy at the highest strategic levels. --from publisher description
591    Record updated by Marcive processing 21 June 2024
650  0 Operation Mincemeat.
650  0 World War, 1939-1945 |xSecret service |zGreat Britain.
600 10 Montagu, Ewen, |d1901-1985.
650  0 Deception |zGreat Britain |xHistory |y20th century.
650  0 Deception |zSpain |zAtlantic Coast |xHistory |y20th century.
610 10 Great Britain. |bRoyal Navy |xHistory |yWorld War, 1939-1945.
650  0 World War, 1939-1945 |zSpain |zAtlantic Coast.
650  0 World War, 1939-1945 |xCampaigns |zItaly |zSicily.
651  0 Sicily (Italy) |xHistory, Military |y20th century.
651  0 Atlantic Coast (Spain) |xHistory, Military |y20th century.
852 0   |bstacks |hD810.S7 |iS69 2010