Operation Heartbreak - Couverture souple

Cooper, Duff; Arthur, Max

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 190315541X ISBN 13 : 9781903155417

Editeur : Persephone Books Ltd, 2004

Synopsis

Unusual book

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

The greatest deception of the Second World War and possibly in the whole of military history took place in April 1943 when a body was found floating in the sea off the Spanish coast. The documents found on him would eventually find their way to Hitler s desk and send German troops hurtling in the wrong direction. The dead man convinced the Axis powers that the Allies were about to attack Greece and not the real target, Sicily. The course of the war was changed. Duff Cooper s only fictional work, Operation Heartbreak, was based upon the emotionally charged decision to use an anonymous corpse to weave the web of deceit. The British authorities tried to suppress the book because it would show the Spanish in a bad light, with Franco now in power. A change of heart followed and Ewen Montagu was encouraged to tell the whole story. Anyone who read Ben Macintyre s best-selling Operation Mincemeat will have to read this double volume to understand the full story.

Revue de presse :

This volume is essential reading for all WWII buffs. --The Officer, 2003

With these two titles published together, it is a wonderful opportunity to see how the two stories tie together. --Military Illustrated, 2004

Motagu's tale is fascinating. --The Spectator, 2004

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Persephone Books Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2004
• ISBN 10: 190315541X
• ISBN 13: 9781903155417
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 168