How do you convince an entire army to defend the wrong country? In 1943, with the fate of World War II hanging in the balance, a team of British spies hatched one of the most audacious and bizarre deception plans ever conceived. Their secret weapon wasn't a new technology or a double agent; it was a corpse, dressed as a British officer and carrying a briefcase of fake invasion plans.

In this episode, we tell the incredible true story of Operation Mincemeat. We'll reconstruct the spy-thriller plot, from the search for a body to the meticulous creation of a fictional life for "the man who never was." We'll also explore the profound human drama and the thorny ethical questions at the heart of the mission. This is a story about the lies that win wars, and the strange tale of the homeless man whose body changed the course of history.

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