| Description |
253 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 240-243) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction: The Cecil B. DeMille Warriors -- 1. My Con Artists -- 2. The Art Boys -- 3. Men of Wile -- 4. Journey into the Unknown -- 5. When First We Practice to Deceive -- 6. Special Effects -- 7. "Adolph, You Son of a Bitch" -- 8. A Great Town -- 9. One Bad Spot in My Line -- 10. They Even Had Art Supplies -- 11. All Their Heavy Hitters -- 12. The Coldest Winter in Forty Years -- 13. One Last Grand Deception -- 14. A Toast to Freedom -- Epilogue: Laudable and Glorious. |
| Summary |
In the summer of 1944, a handpicked group of young GIs—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. Armed with truckloads of inflatable tanks, a massive collection of sound-effects records, and more than a few tricks up their sleeves, their job was to create a traveling road show of deception on the battlefields of Europe, with the German Army as their audience. 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. Between missions the artists filled their duffel bags with drawings and paintings and dragged them across Europe. Every move they made was top secret and their story was hushed up for decades after the war's end. The Ghost Army of World War II is the first publication to tell the full story of how a traveling road show of artists wielding imagination, paint, and bravado saved thousands of American lives. --Provided by publisher. |
| Subject |
United States. Army. Headquarters Special Troops, 23rd.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Western Front.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Deception -- United States.
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Disinformation -- United States -- History.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Regimental histories -- United States.
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| Added Author |
Sayles, Elizabeth, author.
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| ISBN |
9781616893187 (alk. paper) |
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1616893184 (alk. paper) |
| Standard No. |
99963118415 |
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