Fields of Deception
Britain's Bombing Decoys of World War II
$46.75
- Paperback
320 pages
- Release Date
25 September 2013
Summary
During the Second World War, a secret department was formed at Britain’s Air Ministry to co-ordinate a strategy to defeat German bombing by means of deception. With the help of leading technicians from the film industry, ingeniously designed decoy airfields, towns and military bases were built throughout the island. This campaign of illusion, masterminded by the charismatic Colonel John Fisher Turner, did more to protect Britain’s forces and civilians from the Nazi threat than, at the time, t…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780413776327 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0413776328 |
| Author: | Colin Dobinson |
| Publisher: | Methuen Publishing Ltd |
| Imprint: | Methuen Publishing Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 25 September 2013 |
| Weight: | 505g |
| Dimensions: | 250mm x 157mm x 18mm |
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About The Author
Colin Dobinson
Colin Dobinson was born in 1960 in East Sussex and studied archaeology at York and Cambridge. Fields of Deception is the result of his work for English Heritage in their Monuments Protection Programme. His other books include AA Command: Britain’s Anti-Aircraft Defences of the Second World War and Building Radar: Forging Britain’s Early-Warning Chain 1935-1945. He lives near Leyburn in North Yorkshire.
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