The Resource The phantom army of Alamein : how Operation Bertram and the Camouflage Unit hoodwinked Rommel, Rick Stroud
The phantom army of Alamein : how Operation Bertram and the Camouflage Unit hoodwinked Rommel, Rick Stroud
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- Summary
- In 1940 a motley crew of artists, sculptors, film makers and theatre designers were brought together to form the Camoflage Unit. Initially their task ws to hide British towns, factories and airfields from enemy bombers, but in 1940 a small team was sent to join the war in the Western Desert
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 275 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Contents
-
- Prologue: Now you see it...
- The art of war
- Hitler, smoke and mirrors
- A matter of life and death
- GHQ Cairo and operation compass
- Tobruk : the camouflage unit's lucky break
- Operation crusader
- The no. 1 deception unit
- Retreat : the Gazala stakes
- Monty
- Bertram steals the show
- The battle of El Alamein
- After the battle
- Epilogue: Back in the studio
- Isbn
- 9781408829103
- Label
- The phantom army of Alamein : how Operation Bertram and the Camouflage Unit hoodwinked Rommel
- Title
- The phantom army of Alamein
- Title remainder
- how Operation Bertram and the Camouflage Unit hoodwinked Rommel
- Statement of responsibility
- Rick Stroud
- Title variation
-
- How Operation Bertram and the Camouflage Unit hoodwinked Rommel
- Operation Bertram and the Camouflage Unit
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- In 1940 a motley crew of artists, sculptors, film makers and theatre designers were brought together to form the Camoflage Unit. Initially their task ws to hide British towns, factories and airfields from enemy bombers, but in 1940 a small team was sent to join the war in the Western Desert
- Cataloging source
- UKMGB
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Stroud, Rick
- Dewey number
- 940.54232
- Illustrations
-
- illustrations
- maps
- plates
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- D766.9
- LC item number
- .S78 2012
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- El Alamein, Battle of, Egypt, 1942
- World War, 1939-1945
- World War, 1939-1945
- Camouflage (Military science)
- Label
- The phantom army of Alamein : how Operation Bertram and the Camouflage Unit hoodwinked Rommel, Rick Stroud
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [253]-256) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Prologue: Now you see it... -- The art of war -- Hitler, smoke and mirrors -- A matter of life and death -- GHQ Cairo and operation compass -- Tobruk : the camouflage unit's lucky break -- Operation crusader -- The no. 1 deception unit -- Retreat : the Gazala stakes -- Monty -- Bertram steals the show -- The battle of El Alamein -- After the battle -- Epilogue: Back in the studio
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Extent
- 275 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9781408829103
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, maps
- System control number
-
- sky253296795
- (OCoLC)797978587
- 889405
- Label
- The phantom army of Alamein : how Operation Bertram and the Camouflage Unit hoodwinked Rommel, Rick Stroud
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [253]-256) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Prologue: Now you see it... -- The art of war -- Hitler, smoke and mirrors -- A matter of life and death -- GHQ Cairo and operation compass -- Tobruk : the camouflage unit's lucky break -- Operation crusader -- The no. 1 deception unit -- Retreat : the Gazala stakes -- Monty -- Bertram steals the show -- The battle of El Alamein -- After the battle -- Epilogue: Back in the studio
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Extent
- 275 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9781408829103
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, maps
- System control number
-
- sky253296795
- (OCoLC)797978587
- 889405
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