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Ghost Army of World War II (Hardcover)
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In 1942, the U.S. began to form a handpicked army to fight in
Europe. What made it different is that its troops were composed of
artists, actors, meteorologists, and sound technicians, and their
true mission was not to fight, but to deceive the German army.
Information about the 23rd Headquarters Special Troops was
classified top secret until 1996. Following the declassification,
Jack Kneece interviewed many of the key personnel involved in this
elaborate ruse, including fashion designer Bill Blass. Until the
bombing of Pearl Harbor, many Americans were opposed to becoming
involved in the war in Europe, and the military was ill-prepared to
fight, with only 130,000 enlisted troops and equipment left over
from World War I. One solution was to create a special force that
gave the illusion of 30,000 heavily armed men. In fact, there were
only 1,000. German soldiers referred to them as the "Phantom Army,"
because one moment they were in one place, and the next, they were
attacking their flanks or from the rear. This small army duped the
Germans successfully in 21 separate operations during World War II,
many of which took place within a few hundred yards of the front
lines.
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