The Unknown Courier The True Story of Operation Mincemeat |
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| Author:
| Colvin, Ian |
| Series title: | Dialogue Espionage Classics Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-78590-137-9 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2017 |
| Publisher: | Biteback Publishing
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $15.95 |
Book Description:
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Originally published in 1953, The Unknown Courier tells the story of 'Operation Mincemeat', a British Intelligence secret plan to mislead the German High Command by planting papers on a corpse washed up on the coast of Spain. Ian Colvin became fascinated by the stories circulating of this audacious plan and acting on a journalistic hunch he started to investigate the story further. Colvin's search led him to Madrid, Gibraltar, Seville and finally to a grave at Huelva, where...
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Originally published in 1953, The Unknown Courier tells the story of 'Operation Mincemeat', a British Intelligence secret plan to mislead the German High Command by planting papers on a corpse washed up on the coast of Spain. Ian Colvin became fascinated by the stories circulating of this audacious plan and acting on a journalistic hunch he started to investigate the story further. Colvin's search led him to Madrid, Gibraltar, Seville and finally to a grave at Huelva, where he was to discover the final resting place of the eponymous unknown courier.