1901-1985

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1901-1985

Operation Mincemeat

how a dead man and a bizarre plan fooled the Nazis and assured an Allied victory
2010
Reveals the details of the 1943 plan by British intelligence to deceive Germany into believing an Allied invasion would take place either in Greece or Sardinia rather than in Sicily.

Muriel's war

an American heiress in the Nazi resistance
2010
An American heiress turned resistance hero, Muriel Gardiner impressed everyone she met with her beauty, intelligence, and powerful personality. Her adventurous life led her from Chicago's high society to a Viennese medical school, from Sigmund Freud's inner circle to the Austrian underground. Over the years she saved anti-fascists and countless Jews from the Holocaust, providing shelter and documents ensuring their escape.

Operation Mincemeat

how a dead man and a bizarre plan fooled the Nazis and assured an Allied victory
2011
Reveals the details of the 1943 plan by British intelligence to deceive Germany into believing an Allied invasion would take place either in Greece or Sardinia rather than in Sicily.
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