Schnapps, Inflatable Tanks and Dead Spies

They document elaborate WWII deception operations, specifically the American Ghost Army’s use of inflatable tanks and sound effects, and the British Operation Mincemeat, which used a decoy corpse to successfully divert German forces from the invasion of Sicily.They also recount bizarre historical maneuvers like the 1574 Siege of Leiden, where the Dutch flooded their own countryside to repel Spanish forces, and the 1788 Battle of Karansebes, a disastrous friendly-fire incident involving alcohol and miscommunication.Finally, the collection profiles unique military figures such as "Mad Jack" Churchill, who famously carried a longbow and bagpipes into WWII, and the Norwegian commandos who successfully sabotaged the Nazi nuclear program during Operation Gunnerside.