The beginning of 1943, the victorious German army had already suffered its first major defeats - Stalingrad and El Alamein, the allies had already cleared North Africa of Rommel's troops. On the Eastern Front, opponents are gathering forces before the decisive battle near Kursk; on the Western Front, the Allies are preparing for the invasion of Europe. The most direct route to the continent is through Sicily. But the leadership of the Wehrmacht understands this just as well. And then, as a result of an incredible plan, born in the head of an amateur writer, and in the implementation of which an undertaker, a transvestite intelligence officer, a pretty secretary and a sea wolf took part, the Man Whom Not Was. It was he who was destined to change the course of the war. The book by the English historian, writer and The Times columnist Ben McIntyre “Operation Mincemeat” talks about the most successful disinformation of the enemy in the history of intelligence of all times. While fascinating, this narrative is based on serious research into documents held in British, Spanish and German military archives.