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Max Hastings on On the Secret Mission to Defeat Hitler, Part One

Intelligence Squared

CHAPTER

The Operation Biting and the Politics of Warfare

This chapter explores the historical backdrop of Operation Biting and Churchill's passive support of the mission. It recounts a humorous incident involving Major Johnny Frost at a war cabinet meeting, illustrating the operation's importance amid the grim realities of early 1942.

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