In today's episode of History and Hearsay, we are discussing the Ghost Army of WWII and how they used INFLATABLE tanks, planes and even weapons to fool the Germany Army?!? This is a wild one, so buckle up! =)
~ Christina

Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
0:30 - Jasper Maskelyne & The British
4:46 - The Ghost Army
12:37 - Ghost Army Operations
16:10 - Fooling the Allies
18:22 - Bill Blass
20:59 - Ralph Ingersoll & Hilton Railey
23:42 - Finally Honored

►Sources:
Book: The Ghost Army of World War II - Elizabeth Sayles and Rick Beyer
https://www.nationalww2museum.org/visit/exhibits/traveling-exhibits/ghost-army-combat-con-artists-world-war-ii
https://www.warhistoryonline.com/world-war-ii/jasper-maskelyne-the-magician.html
https://taskandpurpose.com/culture/ghost-army-wwii/
PBS Documentary can be watched here: https://www.pbs.org/video/the-ghost-army-t5k1jv/ with a subscription to KERA. It is also available to rent on Amazon Prime title “The Ghost Army”
https://ghostarmy.org/
For info on the Ghost Army book, documentary, or tour, or Rick Beyer's appearance schedule? Go to ghostarmy.com
https://www.thirteen.org/blog-post/ghost-army-soldiers-wwii-art-schools/
https://www.wwiimemorialfriends.org/blog/the-ghost-army-of-world-war-ii
https://www.britannica.com/event/Operation-Fortitude
Clip of the men being honored: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QgRBpT2kDVI&t=30s
Full Video - Ceremony Men being honored: https://www.youtube.com/live/QT8KqceRFG4?t=337s
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/how-the-ghost-army-of-wwii-used-art-to-deceive-the-nazis-180980336/
https://nationalvmm.org/the-ghost-army-world-war-iis-secret-weapon/

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