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| Tango01 | 18 Jan 2020 3:03 p.m. PST |
"There is a bit of a theme in the books I have taken away with me on my summer holiday. They tell us about a different aspect of the Second World War. The subterfuge that accompanied many operations to mislead the enemy. Charles Cruickshank's 1979 book, 'Deception in World War II', gives an overview of many operations that played no small part in winning the war. They didn't all work, but many like 'Operation Mincemeat' did bring measurable results. A deceptive operation embodies all the signs of a real assault. It makes the enemy believe that pretended hostile activities are genuine. It induces a false sense of danger in one area, forcing him to strengthen his defences there, and therefore to weaken them somewhere else where the real attack is due. A deceptive plan can involve many thousands of actual troops, dummy soldiers and equipment, false radio traffic, air raids, reconnaissance missions, partisan operations, diplomats and the use of double agents. They require meticulous planning because just one slip can reveal the deception…"
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