Ghost Army of World War II
Jack M Kneece
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Add to basketNow in paperback! A secret American Army unit made up of actors, writers, artists, and set designers and relying on dummy equipment played a key role in the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II.
Known as the Ghost Army and trained in the art of military deception, the Twenty-third Headquarters Special Troops launched its unique mission in France shortly after the Normandy invasion. Its goal: to confuse, mislead, and deceive the German Army.
Using top-secret government files declassified in 1996 and extensive interviews with many of the participants, author Jack Kneece recounts in these pages this remarkable story of military boldness and ingenuity--all carried out under the strictest secrecy.
A contingent of only 1,100 men, the Twenty-third regularly assumed the identities of much larger, more heavily armed units in its effort to confound the enemy by simulating large concentrations of men and materiel. It did so by using dummy tanks, trucks, and artillery, fake aircraft, and even cast-iron paratroopers. Phony radio traffic and convincing sound effects added to the illusion.
German soldiers referred to the unit as "the Phantom Army," noting that at one moment it might be poised in front of them, and minutes later it could be attacking from the flank or the rear. It was, in a word, deception--skillful, calculated deception on a grand military scale.
A journalist who has written for numerous newspapers, including the Washington Star and the Washington Times, Kneece is also the author of Family Treason: The Walker Spy Case.
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