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Great Deceivers of WWII: How Allied Ghost Armies Fooled the Germans

July 8, 2013 by Martin Hill 1 Comment

Great Deceivers of WWII:  How Allied Ghost Armies Fooled the Germans

In WWII, the Allies used an elaborate system of spies, double agents, and information leaks to keep the Abwehr, the German spy organization, from anticipating the invasion of Normandy. One of their key strategies was the First U.S. Army Group (FUSAG), the largest army that never existed.

The Imposter General: Bernard Montgomery’s D-Day Body Double

June 15, 2013 by Martin Hill Leave a Comment

The Imposter General: Bernard Montgomery’s D-Day Body Double

It was the role of a life time. Portray one of history’s most famous generals – Field Marshal Bernard “Monty” Montgomery – on a stage that spanned two continents. The casting, however, had one small drawback. A bad review could cost thousands of lives. A good one could cost your own.

Yellow Fever: Warfare’s Ancient Enemy

June 1, 2013 by Martin Hill Leave a Comment

Yellow Fever: Warfare’s Ancient Enemy

Yellow fever was an ancient scourge of 18th and 19th century battlefields, causing more fatalities than bullets, cannon, or swords. The dreadful disease, which was brought from Africa to the tropical Americas by the slave trade, struck military camps without warning, decimating entire armies.

Child Soldiers Past and Present

May 31, 2013 by Michael Streich 1 Comment

Child Soldiers Past and Present

Historians have referred to children in the Middle Ages as “little adults” and children at the time were routinely involved in conflict. The “rights of the child” are relatively contemporary, however, children continue to be recruited and trained at very young ages in a practice woven deep in the history of many cultures.

The Continuing War on Yellow Fever

May 29, 2013 by Martin Hill Leave a Comment

The Continuing War on Yellow Fever

Mosquito abatement programs pioneered by William Gorgas in Cuba and Panama led to immediate relief from yellow fever. Later, his discoveries played a major role in WWII, and still help with control of the disease today. We have a vaccine, developed by Max Theiler, but there is still no cure and outbreaks occur.

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