Britain’s “secret means” prior to D-Day was a grab bag of unrelated, independent tricks and moves. It was about creating an impression, about keeping the Nazis off balance and defensive on a second front for as long as possible. Some of their ruses and commando operations worked, some didn’t—but they had a cumulative effect, like the bullfighter harassing the bull, letting the adrenaline course through the animal’s veins, exhausting it until the opportune moment when the sword can be slid into the spine.
