📱 eBook en inglés THE DEAD SPY

"The Dead Spy – The homeless man whose corpse saved thousands of lives" details Operation Mincemeat, the most successful deception of World War II. British intelligence needed to convince Hitler that the Allies would attack Greece, not Sicily. Their solution? Find a dead body, dress him as an officer, plant fake "top secret" invasion plans on him, and float him onto a Spanish beach.
Historian Henry Tide tells the tragic story of Glyndwr Michael, a homeless man who died of rat poison in London. In death, he became "Major William Martin." The book describes the meticulous creation of his fake life—pocket litter, love letters, receipts—to fool German spies.
"The Dead Spy" is a macabre thriller. It shows how the British imagination (including that of Ian Fleming) turned a forgotten pauper into a war hero, diverting German tank divisions and ensuring the success of the Allied invasion of Europe.