The Resource Operation Mincemeat : [how a dead man and a bizarre plan fooled the Nazis and assured an Allied victory], Ben Macintyre
Operation Mincemeat : [how a dead man and a bizarre plan fooled the Nazis and assured an Allied victory], Ben Macintyre
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The item Operation Mincemeat : [how a dead man and a bizarre plan fooled the Nazis and assured an Allied victory], Ben Macintyre represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Memorial Hall Library.
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- Summary
- From the acclaimed author of "Agent Zigzag" comes an extraordinary account of the most successful deception--and certainly the strangest--ever carried out in World War II, one that changed the prospects for an Allied victory. The purpose of the plan--code named Operation Mincemeat--was to deceive the Nazis into thinking that Allied forces were planning to attack southern Europe by way of Greece or Sardinia, rather than Sicily, as the Nazis had assumed, and the Allies ultimately chose
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- Library edition
- Extent
- 9 audio discs (approximately 76 min. each)
- Note
-
- Subtitle from container
- Unabridged
- Compact discs
- Isbn
- 9780307735713
- Label
- Operation Mincemeat : [how a dead man and a bizarre plan fooled the Nazis and assured an Allied victory]
- Title
- Operation Mincemeat
- Title remainder
- [how a dead man and a bizarre plan fooled the Nazis and assured an Allied victory]
- Statement of responsibility
- Ben Macintyre
- Subject
-
- Audiobooks
- Deception -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century
- Deception -- Spain | Atlantic Coast -- History -- 20th century
- Great Britain, Royal Navy -- History -- 20th century
- Montagu, Ewen, 1901-1985
- Operation Mincemeat
- Atlantic Coast (Spain) -- History, Military -- 20th century
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Italy | Sicily
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Secret service -- Great Britain
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Spain | Atlantic Coast
- Sicily (Italy) -- History, Military -- 20th century
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- From the acclaimed author of "Agent Zigzag" comes an extraordinary account of the most successful deception--and certainly the strangest--ever carried out in World War II, one that changed the prospects for an Allied victory. The purpose of the plan--code named Operation Mincemeat--was to deceive the Nazis into thinking that Allied forces were planning to attack southern Europe by way of Greece or Sardinia, rather than Sicily, as the Nazis had assumed, and the Allies ultimately chose
- Cataloging source
- TEFBT
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1963-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Macintyre, Ben
- Dewey number
- 940.54/8641
- Form of composition
- not applicable
- Format of music
- not applicable
- LC call number
- D810.S7
- LC item number
- M246 2010ab
- Literary text for sound recordings
- other
- Music parts
- not applicable
- PerformerNote
- Read by John Lee
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- Lee, John
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Montagu, Ewen
- Great Britain
- Operation Mincemeat
- World War, 1939-1945
- Deception
- Deception
- World War, 1939-1945
- World War, 1939-1945
- Sicily (Italy)
- Atlantic Coast (Spain)
- Transposition and arrangement
- not applicable
- Label
- Operation Mincemeat : [how a dead man and a bizarre plan fooled the Nazis and assured an Allied victory], Ben Macintyre
- Note
-
- Subtitle from container
- Unabridged
- Compact discs
- Capture and storage technique
- unknown
- Carrier category
- audio disc
- Carrier category code
-
- sd
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Configuration of playback channels
- unknown
- Content category
- spoken word
- Content type code
-
- spw
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 1237418
- Dimensions
- 4 3/4 in.
- Dimensions
- 4 3/4 in. or 12 cm. diameter
- Edition
- Library edition
- Extent
- 9 audio discs (approximately 76 min. each)
- Groove width / pitch
- not applicable
- Isbn
- 9780307735713
- Media category
- audio
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- s
- Other physical details
- digital
- Publisher number
-
- 8285-CD
- RHCD 2719
- Special playback characteristics
- unknown
- Specific material designation
- sound disc
- Speed
- 1.4m. per second (discs)
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) 1237418
- (OCoLC)505249069
- Tape configuration
- not applicable
- Tape width
- not applicable
- Label
- Operation Mincemeat : [how a dead man and a bizarre plan fooled the Nazis and assured an Allied victory], Ben Macintyre
- Note
-
- Subtitle from container
- Unabridged
- Compact discs
- Capture and storage technique
- unknown
- Carrier category
- audio disc
- Carrier category code
-
- sd
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Configuration of playback channels
- unknown
- Content category
- spoken word
- Content type code
-
- spw
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 1237418
- Dimensions
- 4 3/4 in.
- Dimensions
- 4 3/4 in. or 12 cm. diameter
- Edition
- Library edition
- Extent
- 9 audio discs (approximately 76 min. each)
- Groove width / pitch
- not applicable
- Isbn
- 9780307735713
- Media category
- audio
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- s
- Other physical details
- digital
- Publisher number
-
- 8285-CD
- RHCD 2719
- Special playback characteristics
- unknown
- Specific material designation
- sound disc
- Speed
- 1.4m. per second (discs)
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) 1237418
- (OCoLC)505249069
- Tape configuration
- not applicable
- Tape width
- not applicable
Subject
- Audiobooks
- Deception -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century
- Deception -- Spain | Atlantic Coast -- History -- 20th century
- Great Britain, Royal Navy -- History -- 20th century
- Montagu, Ewen, 1901-1985
- Operation Mincemeat
- Atlantic Coast (Spain) -- History, Military -- 20th century
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Italy | Sicily
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Secret service -- Great Britain
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Spain | Atlantic Coast
- Sicily (Italy) -- History, Military -- 20th century
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