02751cam a2200409 i 4500 625790410 TxAuBib 20101026120000.0 100112s2010||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2010923437 9780199233984 hardback 0199233985 hardback (OCoLC)500794359 UKM eng rda UKM BTCTA YDXCP BWK CDX WIQ C#P BWX SGB VP@ FDA TXAAL TxAuBib rda Smyth, Denis, 1948- Deathly deception : the real story of Operation Mincemeat / Denis Smyth. Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2010. xx, 367 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (pages 286-351) and index. Accidental conception -- Medical consultation -- Grand stratagem -- A sea of troubles -- Loud and clear -- Tailor-made -- Brief encounter -- Travel arrangements -- Mincemeat digested -- Mincemeat dissected. 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. 20101026. Montagu, Ewen 1901-1985. Great Britain Royal Navy History World War, 1939-1945. Operation Mincemeat. World War, 1939-1945 Secret service Great Britain. World War, 1939-1945 Spain Atlantic Coast. World War, 1939-1945 Campaigns Italy Sicily. Deception Great Britain History 20th century. Deception Spain Atlantic Coast History 20th century. Sicily (Italy) History, Military 20th century. Atlantic Coast (Spain) History, Military 20th century. TXAAL