Dumm und Dümmer: Hitler Invades Florida

from Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford Hosted by Pushkin Industries

In 1942, eight men are sent from Nazi Germany to infiltrate America. Their mission: to sabotage critical infrastructure. Their problem: they're idiots. Operation Pastorius soon devolves into one of the most baffling failures of World War II. For a list of sources, see the show notes at timharford.com

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