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Deathly deception : the real story of Operation Mincemeat / Denis Smyth.

by Smyth, Denis, 1948-

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Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010.

Montagu, Ewen, 1901-1985.

Great Britain. Royal Navy -- History -- World War, 1939-1945.

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.

Sicily (Italy) -- History, Military -- 20th century.

Atlantic Coast (Spain) -- History, Military -- 20th century.

9780199233984 :

xx, 367 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cm.

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

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