The Ghost Army: Fooled the Germans with inflatable tanks!?! WWII's Fake Army

In today's episode of History and Hearsay, we are discussing the Ghost Army of WWII and how they used INFLATABLE tanks, planes and even weapons to fool the Germany Army?!? This is a wild one, so buckle up! =)  ~ Christina Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 0:30 - Jasper Maskelyne & The British4:46 - The Ghost Army12:37 - Ghost Army Operations16:10 - Fooling the Allies18:22 - Bill Blass20:59 - Ralph Ingersoll & Hilton Railey23:42 - Finally Honored►Sources:Book: The Ghost Army of World War II  - Elizabeth Sayles and Rick Beyerhttps://www.nationalww2museum.org/visit/exhibits/traveling-exhibits/ghost-army-combat-con-artists-world-war-ii https://www.warhistoryonline.com/world-war-ii/jasper-maskelyne-the-magician.html https://taskandpurpose.com/culture/ghost-army-wwii/ PBS Documentary can be watched here: https://www.pbs.org/video/the-ghost-army-t5k1jv/ with a subscription to KERA. It is also available to rent on Amazon Prime title “The Ghost Army” https://ghostarmy.org/ For info on the Ghost Army book, documentary, or tour, or Rick Beyer's appearance schedule? Go to ghostarmy.com https://www.thirteen.org/blog-post/ghost-army-soldiers-wwii-art-schools/ https://www.wwiimemorialfriends.org/blog/the-ghost-army-of-world-war-ii https://www.britannica.com/event/Operation-Fortitude Clip of the men being honored: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QgRBpT2kDVI&t=30s Full Video - Ceremony Men being honored: https://www.youtube.com/live/QT8KqceRFG4?t=337s https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/how-the-ghost-army-of-wwii-used-art-to-deceive-the-nazis-180980336/ https://nationalvmm.org/the-ghost-army-world-war-iis-secret-weapon/ Support the show