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Title The Ghost Army of World War II : How One Top-Secret Unit Deceived the Enemy with Inflatable Tanks, Sound Effects, and Other Audacious Fakery / Rick Beyer & Elizabeth Sayles
Author Beyer, Rick,
Imprint New York : Princeton Architectural Press, [2015]

LIBRARY / MAP CALL NUMBER STATUS MESSAGE
 Stadsbibl:Slottet vån 4 Geografi och historia  940.54 engelska    CHECK SHELF  ---
Edition First edtion
Descript 253 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm
Note Includes bibliographical references and index
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 private moments, they painted and sketched their way across Europe, creating a unique visual record of the war
Subject United States. Army. Headquarters Special Troops, 23rd
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Western Front
Andra världskriget 1939-1945
Illusioner
Militära operationer
Deception.
Disinformation.
Military campaigns.
Regimental histories.
United States
History
Classmark 940.54/8673
Alt Auth Sayles, Elizabeth,
ISBN/ISSN 9781616893187 (alk. paper)
1616893184 (alk. paper)