in hardcover in Great Britain as Operation Mincemeat: The True Spy Story That Changed the Course of World War II by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, London. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Macintyre, Ben, 1963– Operation Mincemeat / Ben Macintyre.—1st ed. p. cm. 1. Operation Mincemeat. 2. World War, 1939–1945—Secret service— Great Britain. 3. Montagu, Ewen, 1901–1985. 4. Deception—Great Britain— History—20th century. 5. Deception—Spain—Atlantic Coast—History— 20th century. 6. Great Britain—Royal Navy—History—World War, 1939–1945. 7. World War, 1939–1945—Spain—Atlantic Coast. 8. World War, 1939–1945—Campaigns—Italy—Sicily. 9. Sicily (Italy)—History, Military— 20th century. 10. Atlantic Coast (Spain)—History, Military— 20th century. I. Title. D810.S7M246 2010 940.54′8641—dc22 2009047562 eISBN: 978-0-307-45329-7 v3.0