In 1943, from a windowless London basement office, two intelligence officers conceived a plan that was both simple & complicated—Operation Mincemeat. Purpose? To deceive the Nazis into thinking the Allies were planning to attack Europe by way of Greece or Sardinia, rather than Sicily, as the Nazis had assumed & the Allies ultimately chose. Charles Cholmondeley of MI5 & the British naval intelligence officer Ewen Montagu were very different. Cholmondeley was a dreamer seeking adventure. Montagu was an aristocratic, detail-oriented barrister.
Chapter 1: The Sardine Spotter
Chapter 8: The Butterfly Collector
Chapter 9: My Dear Alex + Photo Insert 1
Chapter 10: Table-Tennis Traitor
Chapter 12: The Spy Who Baked Cakes
Chapter 13: Mincemeat Sets Sail
Chapter 18: Mincemeat Digested
Chapter 19: Hitler Loses Sleep
Chapter 21: A Nice Cup of Tea + Photo Insert 2
Chapter 22: Hook, Line, and Sinker
Chapter 23: Mincemeat Revealed