tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post305552647142007422..comments2024-03-29T09:53:45.879-05:00Comments on Bayou Renaissance Man: One of the most fascinating operations of World War IIPeterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10595089829300831372noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-60478816006964801132014-10-21T16:24:12.572-05:002014-10-21T16:24:12.572-05:00My favorite WWII spy story is that of Juan Pujol G...My favorite WWII spy story is that of Juan Pujol Garcia:<br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joan_Pujol_Garcia<br /><br />http://www.badassoftheweek.com/index.cgi?id=364278016160<br /><br />Not to one up, but there were some darn good spy tales to come out of that war.Formynderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03795212281734025783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-33293518523907389952014-10-17T21:54:52.080-05:002014-10-17T21:54:52.080-05:00A great-uncle of mine, who died a few years ago in...A great-uncle of mine, who died a few years ago in his late 80's, was part of the American forces that invaded Sicily. They indeed encountered much less resistance than expected, and apparently Operation Mincemeat was at least partly responsible for that happy state of affairs.<br /><br />What wasn't quite so happy is that my great-uncle spent the remaining two years of the war, right up to VE-Day, in almost nonstop combat all the way up the boot of Italy. He spent every night for these two years in a tent, on or near a battlefield, and was never out of range of enemy fire. He was one of the very few soldiers in his unit to make it through the war alive and uninjured.<br /><br />PeterAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-87444025186341978112014-10-17T21:44:15.972-05:002014-10-17T21:44:15.972-05:00Ben Macintyres book was a great read.Ben Macintyres book was a great read.Shermhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07098953206824247173noreply@blogger.com