The Ghost Army: Fooled the Germans with inflatable tanks!?! WWII's Fake Army

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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