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During the Second World War, a secret department was formed at
Britain's Air Ministry to co-ordinate a strategy to defeat German
bombing by means of deception. With the help of leading technicians
from the film industry, ingeniously designed decoy airfields, towns
and military bases were built throughout the island. This campaign
of illusion, masterminded by the charismatic Colonel John Fisher
Turner, did more to protect Britain's forces and civilians from the
Nazi threat than, at the time, they were allowed to know. This is
the only detailed study of Britain's bombing decoys, both at war,
through their design, locations and operations, and at peace,
through their fragmentary survival as enigmatic features in today's
landscape. It draws upon a wealth of new research into wartime
documents, and includes detailed maps and data showing the patterns
of decoy sites across the country. Compiled in support of English
Heritage's initiatives to study and preserve Britain's wartime
remains, "Fields of Deception" explores the history and the legacy
of one of the least-known aspects of Britain at war.
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