
Fields of Deception
Britain's Bombing Decoys of World War II
Colin Dobinson(Author)
Methuen Publishing Ltd
Published on 7. September 2000
Book
Hardback
320 pages
978-0-413-74570-5 (ISBN)
Description
During World War II, a secret department was formed within Britain's Air Ministry. It co-ordinated a strategy to defeat German bombing using deception. With the help of leading technicians from the film industry, ingeniously designed decoy towns, airfields and military bases were built throughout the UK. This work presents a detailed study of these bombing decoys, both at war - through their design, patterning and operations - and at peace - through their fragmentory survival as enigmatic features of the modern landscape. The book has been compiled in support of English Heritage's initiatives to study and preserve Britain's wartime remains.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Illustrations
maps
Dimensions
Height: 242 mm
Width: 162 mm
Weight
860 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-413-74570-5 (9780413745705)
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