| Description |
94 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 22 cm |
| Series |
Spy on history |
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Spy on history.
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| Note |
"Originally published in hardcover in December 2017."--Page 8 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (page 83) |
| Summary |
"Victor Dowd and the World War II Ghost Army continues the interactive Spy on History series, where middle grade readers get to experience history in a whole new way, now available in paperback. Meet Victor Dowd, illustrator and sergeant in the 603rd Camouflage Engineers, who along with other visual artists used his creative talents to defeat the Nazi Army, save countless lives, and help win the war in Europe. Read Dowd's heroic story--the 20 battlefield deceptions that employed inflatable tanks and airplanes, sound trucks, and phony radio transmissions to fool the Germans. Then using spycraft materials included in a sealed envelope inside, discover and unravel clues embedded in the text and illustrations, and solve the book's ultimate mystery. Spycraft materials included: a cipher wheel and sheet of red acetate to decode messages within the book, plus a WWII "poop sheet" and a vellum sheet featuring the insignia patches of the Ghost Army and the battalions they impersonated."-- Provided by publisher |
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Follows the efforts of the artists and sound engineers of the Ghost Army, who were tasked with purposely misleading the Germans, in a book with hidden clues embedded in the text and illustrations. |
| Subject |
Dowd, Victor -- Juvenile literature.
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United States. Army. Headquarters Special Troops, 23rd -- Juvenile literature.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Western Front -- Juvenile literature.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Deception -- United States -- Juvenile literature.
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Disinformation -- United States -- History -- Juvenile literature.
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United States. Army -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
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Intelligence officers -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
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Dowd, Victor
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United States. Army. Headquarters Special Troops, 23rd
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Deception
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Disinformation -- United States -- History
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United States. Army. (OCoLC)fst00533532
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United States. Army. Headquarters Special Troops, 23rd. (OCoLC)fst00773943
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Intelligence officers. (OCoLC)fst00975843
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Deception. (OCoLC)fst00888968
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Disinformation. (OCoLC)fst00895245
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Military campaigns. (OCoLC)fst01710190
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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Western Front (World War (1939-1945)) (OCoLC)fst01900004
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World War (1939-1945) (OCoLC)fst01180924
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| Chronological Term |
1939-1945
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies. (OCoLC)fst01919896
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History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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Juvenile works. (OCoLC)fst01411637
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| Added Author |
Wegener, Scott, illustrator.
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| Added Title |
Victor Dowd and the World War 2 Ghost Army |
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Victor Dowd and the World War Two Ghost Army |
| ISBN |
9781523507962 (library edition) |
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1523507969 (library edition) |
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9781523507702 (paperback) |
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1523507705 (paperback) |
