Discover the inner workings of many incredible, ingenious and decisive acts of military cunning in this fascinating insight into the tactics of World War II presents notable successes, as well as the most daring and outrageous plans. 

Critical advantage was gained through deception – the projection of power in areas of weakness, camouflage, manipulation, and the transmission of false intentions. Deceptions of World War II presents notable successes, as well as the most daring and outrageous plans.

Be enthralled by accounts of:

• Just how important the camouflage efforts were at home and in the Pacific – artists and photographers like William Dobell and Max Dupain were drafted into bold, creative and ingenious efforts.
• Operation Hackney in the Pacific, where an Australian cargo fleet loaded with empty packing and used fuel drums supplied the illusion, from the air, of a full brigade’s camps.
• The British effort to project a fighting force in North Africa where none in fact existed and the flawless Japanese plan to conceal an entire fleet on its way to Pearl Harbour.
• The enigmatic double agent Garbo, who established a fictitious network of spies in Britain and then fed Germany a stream of false information.

These compelling stories are interspersed with equally captivating images, from full-page spreads of invasions in action, to the shipping container used to transport the body of a fictitious marine captain during Operation Mincemeat.

Peter Darman has a postgraduate degree in history, and previously worked as a research officer with the Defence Intelligence Staff in Whitehall. Peter has written numerous history and military history books, including One Hundred Events that Shaped World War II.

CHAPTER 1
DEFENSIVE DECEPTION
CHAPTER 2
DECEPTION IN THE DESERT
CHAPTER 3
DECEPTION BY INTELLIGENCE
CHAPTER 4
DECEPTION IN THE EAST
CHAPTER 5
DECEPTION IN THE WEST
CHAPTER 6
DECEPTION IN THE PACIFIC

RUSI (Royal United Services Institute)
“This is a most agreeable read, seeing how each side tried, and usually succeeded, to create an advantage for themselves whilst throwing the opposition off guard. So often was the strategy of one side influenced by a believable deception – resulting in a reduced and/or unprepared opposition. A highly commendable publication.”

The Senior Newspaper.
“Deceptions of World War II (Peter Darman, $39.99) describes how bluff and camouflage were vital wartime tactics. At home and in the Pacific, artists and photographers like William Dobell and Max Dupain were drafted into bold and creative efforts. Enjoy the ingenious and outrageous acts of military subterfuge.”