From “Overlord” and “Desert Storm” to “Dracula” and “Mermaid Dawn” — The Cryptic History of Codenaming Military Operations

“Designating operations by their objectives or points on a map didn’t offer much in the way of security.” HAD IT NOT been for the direct intervention of Winston Churchill, the 1944 invasion of Normandy might…

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