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The Man Who Never Was

World War II's Boldest Counter-Intelligence Operation

By Ewen Montagu

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| Paperback | 9781557504487

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As plans got under way for the Allied invasion of Sicily in June 1943, British counter-intelligence agent Ewen Montagu masterminded a scheme to mislead the Germans into thinking the next landing would occur in Greece. The innovative plot was so successful that the Germans moved some of their forces Continue

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The posthumous patriot

In the spring of 1943, Allied armies in North Africa prepared to attack the Axis powers on the continent of Europe. Dominating the central Mediterranean, Sicily was the obvious first target, and it was clear the German High Command would heavily rein ... (read full critics)

spectator published on Fri, 17 Sep 2010

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This is about one of the greatest deceptions in WW2. With a single dead body, Allies successfully planted false documents in the hands of the Germans and made them to believe the targets of the invasion would be somewhere else. It changed the defense strategy of Germans in Sicily and thus made Ope ... (continue)

This is about one of the greatest deceptions in WW2. With a single dead body, Allies successfully planted false documents in the hands of the Germans and made them to believe the targets of the invasion would be somewhere else. It changed the defense strategy of Germans in Sicily and thus made Operation Husky -- the invasion of Sicily -- an easy success. Were it not for this deception, the Germans would have strengthen the defense of Sicily enormously, especially the southern coast. It would have lead to the extreme difficulties for the landing forces, and probably the annihilation of the US 505th PIR and British 1st Landing Brigade when they came down from air into the well defended areas by the Germans.
"Fog of war" is always the prevailing problem for any command. Any intelligence to help revealing the enemy's intention would be highly appreciated, but also should be highly suspected. So the lesson learned is: if something looks too good to be ture, then it's probably not true. :-)

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