Phantom Army of Alamein

In 1940 a group of artists, sculptors, film makers, theatre designers and set painters came together to form the Camouflage Unit. Led by Major Geoffrey Barkas and including among their number the internationally renowned stage magician Jasper Maskelyne, the unit''s projects became a crucial battlefield weapon. At the siege of Tobruk the unit made a vital desalination plant appear to have been ...