{"product_id":"operation-mincemeat-how-a-dead-man-and-a-bizarre-plan-fooled-the-nazis-and-assured-an-allied-victory-paperback","title":"Operation Mincemeat: How a Dead Man and a Bizarre Plan Fooled the Nazis and Assured an Allied Victory - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBen MacIntyre\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER - NOW A NETFLIX FILM STARRING COLIN FIRTH - The \"brilliant and almost absurdly entertaining\" (Malcolm Gladwell, \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e) true story of the most successful--and certainly the strangest--deception carried out in World War II, from the acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eThe Spy and the Traitor\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Pure catnip to fans of World War II thrillers and a lot of fun for everyone else.\"--Joseph Kanon, \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post Book World\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNear the end of World War II, two British naval officers came up with a brilliant and slightly mad scheme to mislead the Nazi armies about where the Allies would attack southern Europe. To carry out the plan, they would have to rely on the most unlikely of secret agents: a dead man. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBen Macintyre's dazzling, critically acclaimed bestseller chronicles the extraordinary story of what happened after British officials planted this dead body--outfitted in a British military uniform with a briefcase containing false intelligence documents--in Nazi territory, and how this secret mission fooled Hitler into changing military positioning, paving the way for the Allies' drive to victory. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eNAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY \u003ci\u003eTHE NEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBen Macintyre\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer-at-large for \u003ci\u003eThe Times \u003c\/i\u003e(U.K.) and the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Spy and the Traitor, A Spy Among Friends, Double Cross, Agent Zigzag, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eRogue Heroes\u003c\/i\u003e, among other books. Macintyre has also written and presented BBC documentaries of his work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 432\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.97 x 7.95 x 5.23 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 05, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51978824089901,"sku":"9780307453280","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/QUtJVHJYSWJ6TmkxdzZpUXNSbFVOUT09.webp?v=1775810507","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/operation-mincemeat-how-a-dead-man-and-a-bizarre-plan-fooled-the-nazis-and-assured-an-allied-victory-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}