Toronto American Crew

As if that was said that it was the war (1)

Act I. Tanks for dummies dummie.

Cunning, simulation, deceit, artful old companions of the war have already demonstrated their effectiveness. Confuse the enemy on the size of cannon fodder that he will have to prepare for is an old technology: guns and cannons of wood ( Quaker Guns [in]) during the War of Independence, U.S. .- U., inflatable tanks during WW1.


Today, inflatable decoys are indeed, very probably, the most popular part of this doctrine of dirty trick since the technique, as primitive as it is, is still applied (see EnglishRussia.com , cons below). It could be forever pass pictures of these weapons of bladder, it is never weary, mocking, naïveté maneuver ...

is that out of context, it probably does not perceive their strategic potential. During the 2nd World War, yet they were part of a range of ways in which the senior commanders involved have often rested. The famous Operation Fortitude reflects the efforts of the Allies to put the Nazi occupation on false leads during the preparation of D-Day, and the literature on the subject does not lack ( Weapon to the eye , Follett). However misinformation did not end after that fateful day, and here, in my opinion, is touched with surrealism in the history of the Ghost Army .

is so beautiful you can almost see a hoax, unfortunately, the military has proven in other areas they knew to demonstrate the creativity required. The Ghost Army
was a body composed of a thousand men, sent in June 1944 in France with the very special mission to simulate the presence of troops strategically crucial. A special mission, special military: the Ghost Soldiers were recruited from the spheres of the art world quite unusual.
Photographers, stylists, publicists, Allies dotaient as both a strike force expert, and a real think tank dedicated to the art of deception. After their participation in Fortitude, they carried out a sort of tour in France, featuring a score of theaters completely fictitious, performances for the German occupiers and their "sympathizers" local. The pleas, we shall see, remained in line tanks bags: simple but effective because of the talent implemented.

Stay tuned.