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Author |
: Charles Greig Cruickshank |
Publisher |
: Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages |
: 288 |
Release |
: 1979 |
ISBN-10 |
: UOM:39015001440612 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (12 Downloads) |
Synopsis Deception in World War II by : Charles Greig Cruickshank
The first book to draw on the official British papers containing deception secrets taht were classified until 1978. Tells the fascinating story of brilliant and sometimes ingenious ploys, and also reveals the many pathetic and sometimes laughable failures of deception strategy.
Author |
: Whitney T Bendeck |
Publisher |
: Naval Institute Press |
Total Pages |
: 235 |
Release |
: 2013-10-15 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781612512341 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1612512348 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (41 Downloads) |
Synopsis "A" Force by : Whitney T Bendeck
“A” Force explores an area of World War II deception history that has often been neglected. While older studies have focused on the D-day deception campaign and Britain’s infamous double-agents, this work explores the origins of Britain’s deception activities to reveal how the British became such masterful deceivers. This is the first work to focus exclusively on "A" Force and the origins of British deception, examining how and why the British first employed deception in World War II. More specifically, it traces the development of the "A" Force organization—the first British organization to practice both tactical and strategic deception in the field. Formed in Cairo in 1941, "A" Force was headed by an unconventional British colonel named Dudley Wrangel Clarke. Because there was no precedent for Clarke's "A" Force, it truly functioned on a trial-and-error basis. The learning curve was steep, but Clarke was up for the challenge. By the Battle of El Alamein, British deception had reached maturity. Moreover, it was there that the “deceptionists” established the deception blueprint later used by the London planners to plan and execute Operation Bodyguard, the campaign to conceal Allied intentions for the D-day landing at Normandy. In contrast to earlier deception histories that have tended to focus on Britain’s later efforts emphasizing Operation Bodyguard, this work clearly shows that this strategy was forged much earlier in the deserts of Africa under the leadership of Dudley Clarke, not in London. Moreover, it was born not out of opportunity, but out of sheer desperation, when in June 1940 the British found themselves completely unprepared for war.
Author |
: Rick Beyer |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 48 |
Release |
: 2011-09-18 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0615534341 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780615534343 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (41 Downloads) |
Synopsis Artists of Deception by : Rick Beyer
"The Ghost Army" is full of art and photographs telling the story of the 23rd Headquarters Special Troops, an extraordinary US Army unit that used inflatable tanks and sound effects records to stage a traveling road show of deception on the battlefields of Europe during WWII. Many who served in this to-secret unit were artists destined for illustrious post-war art careers, including a budding fashion designer named Bill Blass. In their spare time they painted and sketched their way across war-torn Europe. The book is a catalog for a museum exhibit about the unit, and a companion to the forthcoming documentary film.
Author |
: Rick Beyer |
Publisher |
: Chronicle Books |
Total Pages |
: 275 |
Release |
: 2023-10-10 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781797225302 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1797225308 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (02 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Ghost Army of World War II by : Rick Beyer
“A riveting tale told through personal accounts and sketches along the way—ultimately, a story of success against great odds. I enjoyed it enormously.” —Tom Brokaw The first book to tell the full story of how a traveling road show of artists wielding imagination, paint, and bravado saved thousands of American lives—now updated with new material. In the summer of 1944, a handpicked group of young GIs—artists, designers, architects, and sound engineers, including such future luminaries as Bill Blass, Ellsworth Kelly, Arthur Singer, Victor Dowd, Art Kane, and Jack Masey—landed in France to conduct a secret mission. From Normandy to the Rhine, the 1,100 men of the 23rd Headquarters Special Troops, known as the Ghost Army, conjured up phony convoys, phantom divisions, and make-believe headquarters to fool the enemy about the strength and location of American units. Every move they made was top secret, and their story was hushed up for decades after the war's end. Hundreds of color and black-and-white photographs, along with maps, official memos, and letters, accompany Rick Beyer and Elizabeth Sayles’s meticulous research and interviews with many of the soldiers, weaving a compelling narrative of how an unlikely team carried out amazing battlefield deceptions that saved thousands of American lives and helped open the way for the final drive to Germany. The stunning art created between missions also offers a glimpse of life behind the lines during World War II. This updated edition includes: A new afterword by co-author Rick Beyer Never-before-seen additional images The successful campaign to have the unit awarded a Congressional Gold Medal History and WWII enthusiasts will find The Ghost Army of World War II an essential addition to their library.
Author |
: William Breuer |
Publisher |
: Packages |
Total Pages |
: 0 |
Release |
: 2008-05-15 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0785819932 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780785819936 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (32 Downloads) |
Synopsis Deceptions of World War II by : William Breuer
Much has been written about the great battles and courageous acts of World War II; not so about the schemes and ruses of cloak-and-dagger agencies operating at the time. In this book, the author presents more than eighty little-known tales of illusions, masquerades and fakery that were often decisive factors, providing advantages that could mean the difference between victory or defeat.
Author |
: Thaddeus Holt |
Publisher |
: Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages |
: 1176 |
Release |
: 2010-05-11 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781439103883 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1439103887 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (83 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Deceivers by : Thaddeus Holt
In World War II, the Allies employed unprecedented methods and practiced the most successful military deception ever seen, meticulously feeding misinformation to Axis intelligence to lead Axis commanders into erroneous action. Thaddeus Holt's elegantly written and comprehensive book is the first to tell the full story behind these operations. Exactly how the Allies engaged in strategic deception has remained secret for decades. Now, with the help of newly declassified material, Holt reveals this secret to the world in a riveting work of historical scholarship. Once the Americans joined the war in 1941, they had much to learn from their British counterparts, who had been honing their deception skills for years. As the war progressed, the British took charge of misinformation efforts in the European theater, while the Americans focused on the Pacific. The Deceivers takes readers from the early British achievements in the Middle East and Europe at the beginning of the war to the massive Allied success of D-Day, American victory in the Pacific theater, and the war's culmination on the brink of an invasion of Japan. Colonel John Bevan, who managed British deception operations from London, described the three essentials to strategic deception as good plans, double agents, and codebreaking, and The Deceivers covers each of these aspects in minute detail. Holt brings to life the little-known men, British and American, who ran Allied deception, such as Bevan, Dudley Clarke, Peter Fleming, Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., and Newman Smith. He tracks the development of deception techniques and tells the hitherto unknown story of double agent management and other deception through the American FBI and Joint Security Control. Full of fascinating sources and astounding revelations, The Deceivers is an indispensable volume and an unparalleled contribution to World War II literature.
Author |
: Charles Greig Cruickshank |
Publisher |
: Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages |
: 470 |
Release |
: 1979 |
ISBN-10 |
: STANFORD:36105081339496 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (96 Downloads) |
Synopsis Deception in World War II by : Charles Greig Cruickshank
The first book to draw on the official British papers containing deception secrets taht were classified until 1978. Tells the fascinating story of brilliant and sometimes ingenious ploys, and also reveals the many pathetic and sometimes laughable failures of deception strategy.
Author |
: Philip Gerard |
Publisher |
: Dutton Books |
Total Pages |
: 432 |
Release |
: 2002 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0525946640 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780525946649 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (40 Downloads) |
Synopsis Secret Soldiers by : Philip Gerard
"Secret Solders" reveals how an extraordinary group of American artists, designers, and engineering wizards became America's unsung heroes of the Second World War. Photo inserts.
Author |
: Seymour Reit |
Publisher |
: Dutton Adult |
Total Pages |
: 296 |
Release |
: 1978 |
ISBN-10 |
: STANFORD:36105082096467 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (67 Downloads) |
Synopsis Masquerade by : Seymour Reit
The story behind the various organizations responsible for trickery and deception during World War II.
Author |
: Henrietta Goodden |
Publisher |
: Unicorn Publishing Group |
Total Pages |
: 0 |
Release |
: 2007 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0906290872 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780906290873 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (72 Downloads) |
Synopsis Camouflage and Art by : Henrietta Goodden
Henrietta Goodden explores the development of the extraordinary ideas which were to play such an important part in defeating the enemy in the air, on land and at sea.