Secret soldiers : how the U.S. Twenty-Third Special Troops fooled the Nazis / Paul B. Janeczko.

Author: Janeczko, Paul B. author.

Edition Statement:First edition.

ImprintSomerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2019.

Description294 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Note:The Ghost Army is born -- Recruitment and training -- Shipping out ... and more waiting -- The Twenty-Third gets into action -- The first big test -- A trio of deceptions -- A deadly winter -- After the Battle of the Bulge -- The final deception.

Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (pages 278-283) and index.

Target Audience10-14.

Note:Explores the World War II covert operations of the Twenty-Third Headquarters Special Troops, nicknamed the "Ghost Army," detailing how they created sophisticated duplicates of enemy units to deceive the Nazi army.

Note: Awards"A Junior Library Guild selection."--Dust jacket.

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