A riveting picture book about a little-known piece of WWII history where a troop of artists put on a traveling show of deception and misled Hitler's forces again and again.
During World War II, a 1,100-man unit known as the Ghost Army was sent to Europe with an important mission: mislead Hitler's forces as to the size and location of Allied troops so that those troops would have time to carry out urgent plans of their own.
This unit of artists, musicians, actors, architects, set designers, and engineers came together to construct "shadow soldiers" and put on a traveling show of deception for over twenty different campaigns throughout the war, using everything from fake radio transmissions to inflatable tanks to convince the enemy of their presence.
| ISBN: | 9780593691717 |
| Publication date: | 23rd June 2026 |
| Author: | Sarah Glenn Marsh |
| Illustrator: | Becca Stadtlander |
| Publisher: | Viking Books for Young Readers an imprint of Penguin Young Readers Group |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 32 pages |
| Genres: |
Historical Fiction Children’s / Teenage general interest: Art and artists Warfare & Battles People / Places Children’s / Teenage fiction: General, modern and contemporary fiction |
A riveting picture book about a little-known piece of WWII history where a troop of artists put on a traveling show of deception and misled Hitler's forces again and again.During World War II, a 1,100-man unit known as the Ghost Army was sent to Europe with an important mission: mislead Hitler's forces as to the size and location of Allied troops so that those troops would have time to carry out urgent plans of their own.This unit of artists, musicians, actors, architects, set designers, and engineers came together to construct "shadow soldiers" and put on a traveling show of deception for over twenty different campaigns throughout the war, using everything from fake radio transmissions to inflatable tanks to convince the enemy of their presence.
Ghost Army features in the following genres: Historical Fiction, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Art and artists, Warfare & Battles, People / Places, Children’s / Teenage fiction: General, modern and contemporary fiction
Hardback. £15.29, down from the £16.99 cover price. In Stock.
Ghost Army was written by Sarah Glenn Marsh and published by Viking Books for Young Readers an imprint of Penguin Young Readers Group
Ghost Army has 32 pages
£15.29, reduced from £16.99. In Stock.