The Unknown Courier
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The Unknown Courier

The True Story of Operation Mincemeat

Ian Colvin

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The Unknown Courier

The True Story of Operation Mincemeat

Ian Colvin

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On 30 April 1943, the drowned corpse of Major William Martin washed up on the coast of Spain. In what appeared to be a stroke of grave misfortune for the British, he was found to be carrying top-secret plans for the invasion of Italy. Truth, however, is often stranger than fiction: the plans, as well as the identity of the Major himself, were fake - part of a secret British intelligence ruse called 'Operation Mincemeat', which misled Hitler, causing him to divert his forces away from the Allied target of Sicily.Journalist Ian Colvin became fascinated by tales of this audacious scheme and decided to investigate further. His search led him to Madrid, Gibraltar, Seville and finally to a grave at Huelva. The resulting book, originally published in 1953, is a breathtaking account of Colvin's journey, involving German ex-intelligence officers, Spanish generals, flamenco dancers and even a frogman pathologist specialising in drowned bodies.With its thrilling insights into what turned out to be one of the most successful wartime deceptions ever attempted, The Unknown Courier inspired Ben Macintyre's bestselling Operation Mincemeat. Colvin's lively account looks beyond the military machinations and considers the mysterious identity of the unknown courier - who was this man who, after his own death, changed the course of the Second World War?

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Publisher
Biteback Publishing
Year
2016
ISBN
9781785901966
Topic
Politics & International Relations
Subtopic
Intelligence & Espionage
Index
Politics & International Relations

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Dedication
  4. Map
  5. Contents
  6. Acknowledgements
  7. Foreword
  8. A Note on the Situation Confronting the Axis in the Mediterranean in the Spring of 1943, by Field-Marshal Kesselring
  9. List of Illustrations
  10. 1: How the Quest Began
  11. 2: The Traces in Madrid
  12. 3: The Rock of Gibraltar
  13. 4: The Seville Dancers
  14. 5: The Grave in Huelva
  15. 6: The Quest in London
  16. 7: A Short History of Plant Life
  17. 8: Meeting the Hush Men
  18. 9: Seeing the Evidence
  19. 10: Major Martin’s Last Voyage
  20. 11: Hitler Hears about Major Martin
  21. 12: Conclusions
  22. 13: Post Mortem
  23. Appendix
  24. Bibliography
  25. Index
  26. Copyright
  27. Advertisement
Citation styles for The Unknown Courier

APA 6 Citation

Colvin, I. (2016). The Unknown Courier ([edition unavailable]). Biteback Publishing. Retrieved from https://www.perlego.com/book/3892953 (Original work published 2016)

Chicago Citation

Colvin, Ian. (2016) 2016. The Unknown Courier. [Edition unavailable]. Biteback Publishing. https://www.perlego.com/book/3892953.

Harvard Citation

Colvin, I. (2016) The Unknown Courier. [edition unavailable]. Biteback Publishing. Available at: https://www.perlego.com/book/3892953 (Accessed: 26 June 2024).

MLA 7 Citation

Colvin, Ian. The Unknown Courier. [edition unavailable]. Biteback Publishing, 2016. Web. 26 June 2024.