Operation Mincemeat

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In April 1943, a sardine fisherman discovers the body of a British soldier floating off the Spanish coast, triggering a series of events that altered the course of World War II. Op eration Mincemeat remains the most remarkable and successful wartime ruse, cleverly deceiving Nazi intelligence and redirecting German forces. This unique mission involved a secret agent unlike any other because he was dead! His goal was to mislead the Germans into believing the Allies planned to invade Greece, not Sicily. This gripping true story brought to life by bestselling author Ben Macintyre reveals Churchill’s spies' boldest deception, an audacious lie that reached Hitler’s desk. Show more