They dumped a corpse with fake secrets and changed WWII. Truth is wilder than fiction.
Documentary detailing the successful Operation Mincemeat in 1943, which led to the Allies successfully invading Sicily and the war turning in their favour.
Writing
Macintyre's narration makes bureaucracy feel like heist tension
Production
Tasteful recreations that never overreach the documentary format
Director
Russell England
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The real 'Major William Martin' was actually a Welsh vagrant named Glyndwr Michael who died from rat poison—his identity remained classified until the 1990s.
This bonkers scheme inspired a 1956 film and later became the basis for Ben Macintyre's bestselling book, which revived popular interest in one of WWII's most classified operations.
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