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The Phantom Army of Alamein: The Men Who Hoodwinked Rommel

The Phantom Army of Alamein: The Men Who Hoodwinked Rommel

by RickStroud (Author)

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    Paperback 2013

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Synopsis

In 1940 a group of artists, sculptors, film makers, theatre designers and set painters came together to form the Camouflage Unit. They were so successful that in August 1942 Montgomery ordered them to to hide the preparations for the Battle of Alamein. In six weeks two entire divisions were conjured from the sand, while real units, stores and men vanished into thin air. Then, right in front of the German's eyes they made 600 tanks disappear and reappear fifty miles away disguised as lorries. Rommel had been bamboozled by an army made of nothing but string and straw and bits of wood.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 288
 Publisher: Bloomsbury Paperbacks
Published: 06 Jun 2013
ISBN 10: 1408831287
ISBN 13: 9781408831281
Book Overview: Camouflage was one of the most surprising elements of the Battle of Alamein - the story is now told in full for the first time.

Media Reviews
A wonderful book: charming, fascinating, crammed full of extraordinary nuggets of information ... The result is a gem of a book and a classic of its kind -- James Holland * Literary Review *
Stroud has a storyteller's eye for human detail matched with a researcher's diligence ... A fascinating study of how the most unlikely characters can become heroes * Independent on Sunday *
The unit's tale is told with clarity, humour and precision * The Times *
Author Bio
Rick Stroud is a film and television director, whose credits include Brideshead Revisited (associate producer) and Monarch of the Glen (lead director). He lives on a houseboat in Chelsea, London.