How To Fool Hitler - Operation Mincemeat Part I
World's Greatest Con
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The Trojan Horse
The idea of giving your enemy a gift that'll later kill them is known in military circles as the Haversek ruse, named for an incident in the First World War. Once it was accepted inside the city gates, they'd wait for the middle of the night, hop out and slaughter everyone. According to legend, that's exactly what happened.
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