The Resource 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
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
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- Summary
- 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
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First edtion.
- Extent
- 253 pages
- Contents
-
- My con artists
- The art boys
- Men of wile
- Journey into the unknown
- When first we practice to deceive
- Special effects
- "Adolph, you son of a bitch"
- A great town
- One bad spot in my line
- They even had art supplies
- All their heavy hitters
- The coldest winter in forty years
- One last grand deception
- A toast to freedom
- Isbn
- 9781616893187
- Label
- The Ghost Army of World War II : How One Top-Secret Unit Deceived the Enemy with Inflatable Tanks, Sound Effects, and Other Audacious Fakery
- Title
- The Ghost Army of World War II
- Title remainder
- How One Top-Secret Unit Deceived the Enemy with Inflatable Tanks, Sound Effects, and Other Audacious Fakery
- Statement of responsibility
- Rick Beyer & Elizabeth Sayles
- Subject
-
- Deception
- Disinformation
- Disinformation -- United States -- History
- History
- History
- Military campaigns
- Military campaigns
- Regimental histories
- Regimental histories
- United States
- United States
- United States, Army | Headquarters Special Troops, 23rd
- United States, Army | Headquarters Special Troops, 23rd
- Western Front (World War (1939-1945))
- Western Front (World War (1939-1945).)
- World War (1939-1945)
- World War (1939-1945.)
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Western Front
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Deception -- United States
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Regimental histories -- United States
- 1939-1945
- 1939-1945.
- Deception
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- 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
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1956-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Beyer, Rick
- Dewey number
- 940.54/8673
- Illustrations
-
- illustrations
- maps
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- D769.25
- LC item number
- .B49 2015
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- Sayles, Elizabeth
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- United States
- United States
- World War (1939-1945)
- World War (1939-1945.)
- World War, 1939-1945
- World War, 1939-1945
- Disinformation
- World War, 1939-1945
- Deception
- Disinformation
- Military campaigns
- Regimental histories
- United States
- Western Front (World War (1939-1945))
- World War, 1939-1945
- Deception
- Regimental histories
- Military campaigns
- United States
- Western Front (World War (1939-1945).)
- Label
- 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
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 240-243) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- My con artists -- The art boys -- Men of wile -- Journey into the unknown -- When first we practice to deceive -- Special effects -- "Adolph, you son of a bitch" -- A great town -- One bad spot in my line -- They even had art supplies -- All their heavy hitters -- The coldest winter in forty years -- One last grand deception -- A toast to freedom
- Control code
- ocn885547304
- Dimensions
- 26 cm
- Edition
- First edtion.
- Extent
- 253 pages
- Isbn
- 9781616893187
- Lccn
- 2014027598
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, maps
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) i9781616893187
- (OCoLC)885547304
- Label
- 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
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 240-243) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- My con artists -- The art boys -- Men of wile -- Journey into the unknown -- When first we practice to deceive -- Special effects -- "Adolph, you son of a bitch" -- A great town -- One bad spot in my line -- They even had art supplies -- All their heavy hitters -- The coldest winter in forty years -- One last grand deception -- A toast to freedom
- Control code
- ocn885547304
- Dimensions
- 26 cm
- Edition
- First edtion.
- Extent
- 253 pages
- Isbn
- 9781616893187
- Lccn
- 2014027598
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, maps
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) i9781616893187
- (OCoLC)885547304
Subject
- Deception
- Disinformation
- Disinformation -- United States -- History
- History
- History
- Military campaigns
- Military campaigns
- Regimental histories
- Regimental histories
- United States
- United States
- United States, Army | Headquarters Special Troops, 23rd
- United States, Army | Headquarters Special Troops, 23rd
- Western Front (World War (1939-1945))
- Western Front (World War (1939-1945).)
- World War (1939-1945)
- World War (1939-1945.)
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Western Front
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Deception -- United States
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Regimental histories -- United States
- 1939-1945
- 1939-1945.
- Deception
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