Operation Heartbreak. A Story. [Second Impression.] THE NOVEL THAT EXPOSED OPERATION MINCEMEAT

COOPER Duff

Published by Hart-Davis,, 1950

8vo., Second Impression, some mild offsetting from fold-ins to free endpapers, neat contemporary signature on front free endpaper; black buckram, gilt back, a bright, clean, crisp copy in unclipped, mildly browned dustwrapper chipped at extremities. Published in the same month as the first edition. The novel that exposed Operation MINCEMEAT, arguably the most famous strategic deception of WWII and a closely guarded secret until the appearance of this tale. A sharp-eyed journalist, Ian Colvin, was intrigued by Cooper's unlikely plot and linked it to a footnote in a book by General Westphal, formerly Kesselring's Chief of Staff. The result of his researches was The Unknown Courier (1953), a piece of investigative journalism so close to the truth that the authorities had little choice but to allow Ewan Montagu (MINCEMEAT'S conceiver and organiser), to relate the story (almost) in full in 'The Man Who Never Was' (1953). THE ORIGINAL EDITION IS SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION. Seller Inventory # 49235

Bibliographic Details

Title: Operation Heartbreak. A Story. [Second ...
Publisher: Hart-Davis,
Publication Date: 1950
Binding: Hardcover
Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
Edition: 1st Edition