Masquerade: The amazing camouflage deceptions of World War II [Hardcover]

Seymour Reit (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 255 pages
• Publisher: Hawthorn Books (1978)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0801549310
• ISBN-13: 978-0801549311
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,240,893 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars 602 Camouflage Engineers, February 15, 2010

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D. Tietyen (WI) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Masquerade: The amazing camouflage deceptions of World War II (Hardcover)

My dad, Rufus, tells me stories about WWII. He served with the 602 Camouflage Engineers. Amazing what they did to fool the eyes of the enemies! I wish I could find some of the guys that he served with, most are gone now. He will enjoy this book!
I watched "The Longest Day" with him a few nights ago. We both laughed when they threw out the first rubber dummy paratrooper to fool the Germans...his name was Rufus!

4.0 out of 5 stars An interesting little read, September 29, 2009

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This review is from: Masquerade: The amazing camouflage deceptions of World War II (Hardcover)

I picked up this book used through Amazon as I found the topic highly interesting. I was not disappointed. The book does a good job of walking through both the 'big picture' strategies of camouflage and deception as well as how those strategies were utilized in major battlefields - like Normandy, North Africa, etc.

Whether it is due to the writer's bias or factual experience, the book leans heavily to the side of the 'Allies' in terms of how much coverage each side receives. But it still takes time to talk about some of the strategies the Axis powers employed.

I read most of the book during my two days of travel back from my Honeymoon. So it's not a really long read. And it was interesting enough to keep me engaged through the whole thing.

4.0 out of 5 stars Sneeky people, September 24, 2008

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This review is from: Masquerade: The amazing camouflage deceptions of World War II (Hardcover)

This book, and similar History Channel shows based on the same events have been around for a long time, but I had to read this one and it had already been surplussed by my local library. It was worth the small cost of a used copy to read Reit's take on the subject.