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MediaDB / «The Man Who Wasn't There" by Ewen Montague: download fb2, read online
About the book: 1960 / The book "The Man Who Wasn't There" is dedicated to one of the English counterintelligence operations undertaken to misinform the Nazi command regarding the true landing areas Anglo-American troops in the Mediterranean basin. The author of the book, who served in the intelligence department of the English Admiralty during the war, talks in detail about the preparation and implementation of this operation, as well as the results achieved. According to the author, the false documents that formed the basis of the operation and were planted in a cunning way on the Nazi command ensured the surprise of the landing of Anglo-American troops in Sicily and predetermined the outcome of the entire struggle for the island. The book lifts the curtain on the secret activities of British counterintelligence during the Second World War and gives an idea of the techniques and methods of its disinformation service. The book is intended for a wide range of military readers.