First Printing
Ben Macintyre’s number-one bestseller Operation Mincemeat is the definitive account of the Second World War’s greatest military deception: a daring hoax that fooled Hitler and changed the course of history.
‘Pure catnip to fans of WW2 thrillers and a lot of fun for everyone else.’
- Washington Post
Operation Mincemeat was one of the most audacious deception missions ever pulled off by Churchill’s spies, altering the course of the Second World War, sending German forces on a wild goose chase and saving thousands of Allied lives. Ben Macintyre’s number-one bestseller tells how British Intelligence set adrift a body off the Spanish coast, one spring morning in 1943 – apparently the remains of a drowned Royal Marine, with a briefcase of top-secret battle plans for the invasion of Sicily. As their explosive revelations percolated through the Nazi ranks, all the way up to Hitler himself, only a select few knew the truth. The corpse was a Welsh homeless person, and every document was a carefully crafted fake.
Published to coincide with Operation Mincemeat’s 80th anniversary, the Folio edition includes maps, original documents and 24 plates of pictures, including portraits of the spymasters who perpetrated the hoax and the colourful cast of agents, officials and civilians drawn into its web.
PRODUCTION DETAILS
Quarter-bound in cloth with printed and blocked paper sides
Set in Dante with Gill Sans as display
448 pages
24 pages of black & white photographs plus 27 integrated photographs and 2 maps
Printed endpapers
Printed slipcase
9½˝ x 6¼˝
An international web of deceit
Operation Mincemeat is a fascinating look at an incredible espionage operation present in a fantastic way. Book itself is well made and of the highest quality. Love it and would recommend to others.
Review by Braeden Krulicki on 16th February 2025
Best publication of an amazing story.
Review by MR TOM SMITH on 2nd February 2025
Great item. Wonderful binding and great customer service
Review by Cherry on 4th January 2025
Best book about Mincemeat as far as I know.
Review by Renata Krucican on 7th August 2024
Another great volume from Folio.
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