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How A Hollywood-Style Production Team (Known as the "Ghost Army") Duped and Helped Defeat Hitler's Army

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On this episode of Our American Stories, in 1943, the US Army came up with a daring plan to trick Hitler’s Army. They created a unit of artists, sound engineers, and prop builders who fooled the German army into seeing the US army in places it wasn’t. Rick Beyer, Author of the book The Ghost Army of World War II, brings us the story of this top-secret unit.

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1. How A Hollywood-Style Production Team (Known as the "Ghost Army") Duped and Helped Defeat Hitler's Army (00:00:00)

2. Marker 01 (00:07:59)

3. Marker 02 (00:17:57)

4. Marker 03 (00:27:27)

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On this episode of Our American Stories, in 1943, the US Army came up with a daring plan to trick Hitler’s Army. They created a unit of artists, sound engineers, and prop builders who fooled the German army into seeing the US army in places it wasn’t. Rick Beyer, Author of the book The Ghost Army of World War II, brings us the story of this top-secret unit.

Support the show (https://www.ouramericanstories.com/donate)

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  continue reading

Chapters

1. How A Hollywood-Style Production Team (Known as the "Ghost Army") Duped and Helped Defeat Hitler's Army (00:00:00)

2. Marker 01 (00:07:59)

3. Marker 02 (00:17:57)

4. Marker 03 (00:27:27)

2670 episodes

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