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As an amateur history buff dabbling in several different periods, I found this book to be a very interesting read on a small but very important unit that arguably contributed greatly to the final year of the war.
This book gets into the technical details just enough to let the reader understand the basics of the various deceptions the units "played" without bogging the book down. Its strength is painting a whole picture of how the unit formed, the key leaders that made the unit successful, the unusual mix (for the Army) of artists that had the initiative and innovation to pull off their deceptions, the daily routines for the enlisted men, and of course the various operations that were conducted.
Well balanced between interviews with the actual soldiers and the facts of the operations while setting the scene of what wartime Europe was like during their short deployment, Gerard has done a great service in documenting the unit's once top-secret history.
- Hardcover: 400 pages
- Publisher: Dutton; 1st edition (June 1, 2002)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0525946640
- ISBN-13: 978-0525946649
- Product Dimensions: 6.3 x 1.4 x 9.3 inches
- Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
- Customer Reviews: 25 customer reviews
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Amazon Best Sellers Rank:
#928,414 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #1473 in Intelligence & Espionage History
- #181 in Canadian Military History
- #9409 in World War II History (Books)
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