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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New York, NY
Princeton Architectural Press
[2015]
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| 505 | 0 | |a My con artists -- The art boys -- Men of wile -- Journey into the unknown -- When first we practice to deceive -- Special effects -- "Adolph, you son of a bitch" -- A great town -- One bad spot in my line -- They even had art supplies -- All their heavy hitters -- The coldest winter in forty years -- One last grand deception -- A toast to freedom | |
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