The Ghost Army: Conning the Third Reich

by Janet Souter and Gerry Souter

Book Overview

Our story is about the genesis and evolution of these phantoms and men-who-never-were, these artists and magicians at the front line who operated in stealth and secrecy.

Throughout the course of World War II, Allied forces engaged in elaborate deceptions to fool Hitler's armies. A ragtag group of Bohemian artists and creatives were assembled to devise these strategies, including rubber dummy tanks, faux railway lines and falsified...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 178888342X
• ISBN13: 9781788883429
• Release Date: May 2019
• Publisher: Arcturus Editions
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.78 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

Very Disappointed not as interesting as expected.

I was very interested in finding the subject matter of this book, but was disappointed. It did not live up to my expectations. As an avid fan of World War II history, I always felt the ghost army was neglected. What a wonderful, clever creation that was used successfully. Unfortunately this book fell short of covering the subject. I will continue to search for other books that will fill in the gaps this one lacked. It had so much going for it. It was worth the read, but there are probably others that tell the story better, so It will remain on my shelf.