El hombre que nunca existió

Synopsis of El hombre que nunca existió

This book recounts one of the most intriguing espionage episodes of World War II: Operation Mincemeat. In 1943, the discovery of a body of a supposed British officer off the Spanish coast, carrying fake documents about an Allied landing in Greece, became a key piece of military deception that enabled the successful invasion of Sicily. Based on original documents, Ben Macintyre reconstructs this fascinating spy story, revealing how the British government used this ruse to confuse the Nazis and exposing the complicity of certain Spanish military sectors with the German regime.