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I find the incredibly involved deception of WWII fascinating. See also Operation Mincemeat[0], where the British Army dressed the corpse of a Welsh homeless per
by kiith_naabal 8y ago
I find the incredibly involved deception of WWII fascinating. See also Operation Mincemeat[0], where the British Army dressed the corpse of a Welsh homeless person as an officer of the Royal Marines, gave it a number of fake documents, and dumped it in the ocean off Spain to deceive the Germans about the invasion of Sicily.
[0] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Mincemeat https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Mincemeat
- emmelaich 8y agoYou might like this book: Deception in War by Jon Latimer https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/jon-latimer/deception-in-war/ https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/jon-latimer/decep...
- sahn44 8y agoOr this one: "Bodyguard of Lies: The Extraordinary True Story Behind D-Day" by Anthony Cave Brown. Still my all time favorite WWII book. https://www.amazon.com/Bodyguard-Lies-Extraordinary-Story-Behind/dp/1599213834 https://www.amazon.com/Bodyguard-Lies-Extraordinary-Story-Be...
- NeedMoreTea 8y agoPretty sure that's the book I read decades ago that turned me into a history buff, especially of WW2. One of many dad brought home from the library.