That said, both films had massive budgets and modern movie magic. Of course, it’s hard to say Breakthrough can achieve the same breathtaking impact as modern wartime spectacles. It lacks the ...

While Sir Sean Connery’s James Bond romanticised the world of Cold War espionage, Sir Michael Caine’s spy films presented a more grounded and accurate portrayal of the intelligence services.

Operation Mincemeat was the most successful wartime deception ever attempted, and certainly the strangest. It hoodwinked Nazi espionage chiefs, sent German troops racing in the wrong direction ...