The Ghost Army of World War II : How One Top-Secret Unit Deceived the Enemy with Inflatable Tanks, Sound Effects, and Other Audacious Fakery

The Ghost Army of World War II : How One Top-Secret Unit Deceived the Enemy with Inflatable Tanks, Sound Effects, and Other Audacious Fakery /

A cultural history/visual culture book featuring the story, photos, ephemera, and art of The Ghost Army, a World War II deception unit, which used inflatable tanks and other illusions to mislead the Germans on the battlefields of Europe. The Army recruited artists to create these illusions; in priva...

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Other authors / contributors: Beyer, Rick, 1956- (Author), Sayles, Elizabeth (Author)
Edition:First edtion.
Imprint: New York : Princeton Architectural Press, [2015]
Format: Book
Language:English
Subjects:
United States. > Army. > Headquarters Special Troops, 23rd.
World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > Western Front.
World War, 1939-1945 > Deception > United States.
Disinformation > United States > History.
World War, 1939-1945 > Regimental histories > United States.
World War (1939-1945)
Deception.
Disinformation.
Military campaigns.
Regimental histories.
United States.
Western Front (World War (1939-1945))
1939-1945
History.
Acquisition Notes:Gift of Meryle Secrest

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