The Ghost Army of World War II: How One Top-Secret Unit Deceived the Enemy with Inflatable Tanks, Sound Effects, and Other Audacious Fakery

by Elizabeth Sayles and Rick Beyer

Book Overview

"A riveting tale told through personal accounts and sketches along the way--ultimately, a story of success against great odds. I enjoyed it enormously." --Tom Brokaw

The Ghost Army of World War II is the first book to tell the full story of how a traveling road show of artists wielding imagination, paint, and bravado saved thousands of American lives.

In the summer of 1944, a handpicked group of young GIs--including...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1616893184
• ISBN13: 9781616893187
• Release Date: April 2015
• Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 2.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 8.1" x 10.1"