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Author: MONTAGU, EWEN (1901-1985)
Title: The man who never was / Ewen Montagu ; with a foreword by Lord Ismay
Description: Philadelphia : Lippincott 1954. Book of the Month Edition. Fine cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw. now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight. bright. clean and strong.; 8vo 8' - 9' tall; 160 pages; Description: 160 p. illus. 21 cm. Subjects: Montagu. Ewen. -- 1901-1985. Operation Mincemeat. World War. 1939-1945 -- Secret service -- Great Britain -- Personal narratives. British -- Campaigns -- Italy -- Sicily. Summary: A 'now it can be told' story of secret Operation Mincemeat. This was a carefully prepared ruse involving planted documents on a floating body which successfully misled the German commanders as to the Sicily invasion. Told by the British naval officer who originated the plot.Weight in Kg appr.:
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Title: The man who never was / Ewen Montagu ; with a foreword by Lord Ismay
Description: Philadelphia : Lippincott 1954. Book of the Month Edition. Fine cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw. now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight. bright. clean and strong.; 8vo 8' - 9' tall; 160 pages; Description: 160 p. illus. 21 cm. Subjects: Montagu. Ewen. -- 1901-1985. Operation Mincemeat. World War. 1939-1945 -- Secret service -- Great Britain -- Personal narratives. British -- Campaigns -- Italy -- Sicily. Summary: A 'now it can be told' story of secret Operation Mincemeat. This was a carefully prepared ruse involving planted documents on a floating body which successfully misled the German commanders as to the Sicily invasion. Told by the British naval officer who originated the plot.Weight in Kg appr.:
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Price: EUR 18.00 = appr. US$ 19.56 Seller: MW Books
- Book number: 189713
- Book number: 189713