Operation Mincemeat

Operation Mincemeat - The plot to fool the Führer - the brainchild of Ian Fleming, the creator of James Bond.

Ben Macintyre recreates the story of a deception which changed the course of history

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The killing of the Fascist dictator has fuelled bizarre conspiracy theories.

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