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SpyTalk at the Movies: Operation Mincemeat

An astounding World War Two spy caper with a fabulous cast is sunk by a love-story digression

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Peter Eisner
May 14, 2022
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If you’re not inclined toward convoluted tomes on war and espionage, you may not be familiar with the story of Major William Martin, the unlikely hero in one of the most intriguing deception operations of World War II. If so, you have every reason to head over to Netflix to see Operation Mincemeat, a dramatic rendering of Britain’s monumental intelligen…

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