Ghost Army of World War II
Publisher: Pelican Publishing Company
Published: September 2001
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 280
ISBN-13: 9781565548763
Subjects: European history: Second World War; Special & elite forces; Second World War, 1939-1945; History: World; Headquarters Special Troops, 2; History - Military / War; Western Front; Europe; USA; Military - World War II; Deception; Army; Campaigns; History; Regimental histories; United States; World War, 1939-1945
First sentence: German Lt. Gen. Hermann B. von Ramcke picked up his big Zeiss binoculars and peered over fortifications at Brest toward the American lines 700 yards away.
Description: Recounts the efforts of a covert American Army unit made up of actors, writers, artists, and set designers whose main goal was to deceive and confuse the German Army in World War II.