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Author |
: Mary Kathryn Barbier |
Publisher |
: Stackpole Books |
Total Pages |
: 277 |
Release |
: 2005-03-04 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781461750840 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1461750849 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (40 Downloads) |
Synopsis D-Day Deception by : Mary Kathryn Barbier
Before landing in France on D-Day, June 6, 1944, the Allies executed an elaborate deception plan designed to prevent the Germans from concentrating forces in Normandy. The lesser-known first part, Fortitude North, suggested a threat to Norway. The more famous Fortitude South indicated that the invasion would occur at the Pas de Calais rather than Normandy, largely by creating a fictitious army group under Gen. George S. Patton. While historians have generally praised Operation Fortitude, Barbier takes a more nuanced view, arguing that the deception, while implemented well, affected the invasion's outcome only minimally. A much-needed reassessment of the deception operation that preceded the Allied invasion of Europe in World War II Involves double agents, fake equipment, phantom units, and famous commanders
Author |
: Roger Hesketh |
Publisher |
: Abrams |
Total Pages |
: 1007 |
Release |
: 2002-05-30 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781590209486 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1590209486 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (86 Downloads) |
Synopsis Fortitude by : Roger Hesketh
This declassified WWII report offers a detailed look at the Allied campaign to deceive the Nazis about the immanent attack on Normandy. As the conflict in Europe wore on, the Germans braced for an amphibious assault on France. The only question was where and when the Allies would strike. This required an intricate misinformation campaign to throw the Nazis off the scent. The objective of Operation Fortitude was to persuade the enemy that the long-awaited landings would take place in the Pas-de-Calais, and that any attack in Normandy would be nothing more than a diversionary feint that could be safely ignored. Hundreds of bogus agent reports were manufactured, an entire US Army Group was invented, false radio signals transmitted, and inflatable tanks, dummy bombers built of balsa wood and canvas landing craft were positioned where they could be photographed by the Luftwaffe. The elaborate ruse suggested an imminent amphibious assault from Dover, across the shortest stretch of the English Channel. Operation Fortitude was an extraordinary success. In this volume, the classified official history of the entire operation, written by Roger Hesketh as head of the team of D-Day deception specialists, has been declassified and released.
Author |
: Joshua Levine |
Publisher |
: Rowman & Littlefield |
Total Pages |
: 273 |
Release |
: 2011-11-22 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780762777358 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0762777354 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (58 Downloads) |
Synopsis Operation Fortitude by : Joshua Levine
Operation Fortitude tells the thrilling tale of an ingenious decption that changed the course of the Second World War. The Story is one of intrigue, drama, and good fortune, practically a Hollywood script. It is the tale of double agents, fake radio transmissions and dummy invasion craft.
Author |
: Major Ernest S. Tavares Jr. USAF |
Publisher |
: Pickle Partners Publishing |
Total Pages |
: 67 |
Release |
: 2015-11-06 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781786250872 |
ISBN-13 |
: 178625087X |
Rating |
: 4/5 (72 Downloads) |
Synopsis OPERATION FORTITUDE: The Closed Loop D-Day Deception Plan by : Major Ernest S. Tavares Jr. USAF
Operation FORTITUDE, the D-Day deception plan, was a near perfect plan used by the Allies during World War II to deceive the Germans as to the time and place of the Normandy invasion. This short research paper studies the methods and techniques used by the Allies, specifically the British Security Services, in the near flawless execution of the deception plan. This paper also proposes that the plan was so well executed because it was a “closed loop” plan. That is to say that the British controlled not only the information going forward to the Germans, but they were also in the enviable position of being able to determine the exact extent of the Germans’ belief in the veracity of the information that they were given. This was due to two factors: the British had complete control of all German agents in England by the second year of the war, and the British were able to read encrypted German message traffic, often as fast as the intended recipients. In the final analysis, the Germans were completely outmaneuvered in the intelligence department during the Second World War. Through sloppy work on their part and the amazingly well manufactured deception story put forth by the Allies, the Germans were essentially blind while trying to defend the Normandy beaches. The research for this paper was conducted solely using open-source material. Many of these were secondary sources, though others were recently declassified operational documents from the British and United States historical records.
Author |
: Lt.-Col Michael J. Donovan |
Publisher |
: Pickle Partners Publishing |
Total Pages |
: 47 |
Release |
: 2014-08-15 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781782897170 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1782897178 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (70 Downloads) |
Synopsis Strategic Deception: OPERATION FORTITUDE by : Lt.-Col Michael J. Donovan
The Allied leaders decided to conduct the cross-channel invasion of Hitler's Fortress Europe in the first half of 1944 during the Tehran Conference held in November 1943. To support this invasion they also decided to implement a comprehensive deception campaign given the cover name BODYGUARD. The goal of BODYGUARD was to deceive Hitler and his senior military commanders about the location and timing of Allied offensive actions. Under the BODYGUARD umbrella, operation FORTITUDE was specifically designed to support the invasion of Normandy. FORTITUDE consisted of two primary operations. FORTITUDE-NORTH was designed to convince the Germans that the Allied invasion in 1944 would come through Norway and Sweden vice France. FORTITUDE-SOUTH was developed to convince Hitler and his staff that the primary invasion site in France would be Pas de Calais and other potential invasion sites, such as Normandy, were only diversions. The BODYGUARD and associated FORTITUDE operations were quite successful in fixing German forces, causing reserves to be committed piecemeal and basically paralyzing Hitler's decision making ability during the time of the Normandy landings and for weeks afterwards. The principles of current joint deception doctrine were applicable and utilized by the deception planners of General Eisenhower's staff long before the current Joint doctrine (Joint Publication 3-58, Joint Doctrine for Military Deception) was ever written.
Author |
: Joshua Levine |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 0 |
Release |
: 2012 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0753152975 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780753152973 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (75 Downloads) |
Synopsis Operation Fortitude by : Joshua Levine
"Operation Fortitude" tells the thrilling tale of an ingenious decption that changed the course of the Second World War. The Story is one of intrigue, drama, and good fortune, practically a Hollywood script. It is the tale of double agents, fake radio transmissions and dummy invasion craft.
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 |
: Ben Macintyre |
Publisher |
: A&C Black |
Total Pages |
: 449 |
Release |
: 2012-01-01 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781408830628 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1408830620 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (28 Downloads) |
Synopsis Double Cross by : Ben Macintyre
The number one bestselling author of Agent Zigzag and Operation Mincemeat exposes the true story of the D Day Spies.
Author |
: Patrick O'Kelley |
Publisher |
: Infinity Publishing |
Total Pages |
: 753 |
Release |
: 2006-12 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780741436665 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0741436663 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (65 Downloads) |
Synopsis Unwaried Patience and Fortitude by : Patrick O'Kelley
Author |
: Joshua Levine |
Publisher |
: HarperCollins Publishers |
Total Pages |
: 0 |
Release |
: 2012 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0007395876 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780007395873 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (76 Downloads) |
Synopsis Operation Fortitude by : Joshua Levine
'Operation Fortitude' was the ingenious web of deception spun by the Allies to mislead the Nazis as to how and where the D-Day landings were to be mounted.