headquarters special troops, 23rd

"Describes the special unit in World War II known as the U.S. Ghost Army, and how it used fake props and special effects to mislead German forces in several important missions"--Provided by the publisher.

"[A fictionalized story of] Victor Dowd . . . an illustrator and sergeant in the 603rd Camouflage Engineers, who along with other visual artists used his creative talents to fool the Nazi Army and help win the war in Europe"--Provided by publisher.

Sergeant Victor Dowd, a member of a top secret unit of artists and sound engineers known as the Ghost Army, uses his skills to fake out the Germans during World War Two. May include a replica decoder, plus other spycraft materials, in a sealed envelope to help the reader discover clues found in the text and illustrations and solve the mystery of what happened to Dowd's missing sketchbook.

Examines the role of the Ghost Army in World War II and features original artwork, maps, photographs, official memos, and other never-before-seen documents.

Tells the story of the 23rd Headquarters Special Troops, a division of the American Army during World War II made up of artists, actors, engineers, writers, electronics wizards, and others who used optical illusion, sleight of hand, radio misinformation, and other theatrical special effects to deceive the enemy.