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It's actually really good and the true story is even wilder than the movie:
Trailer:
https://youtu.be/zvwDen1Wrx8
Two books on it:
https://www.quercusbooks.co.uk/titles/damien-lewis-3/the-ministry-of-ungentlemanly-warfare/9781529432336/
https://academic.macmillan.com/academictrade/9781250119032/churchillsministryofungentlemanlywarfare
Here's where it gets wild... The missions covered in the film, in real life, had zero casualties. Obviously Guy Ritchie/Jerry Bruckheimer wouldn't let that stand. :)
The other wild part... one of the British staff people involved in organizing all this was Ian Fleming.
Yes... THAT Ian Fleming!