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Author:

Fisher, David, 1946-, author.

Title:

The war magician [Large Print] : based on an extraordinary true story / David Fisher.

Format:

[Large Print] :

Edition:

Large print edition.

Publisher:

Blackstone Publishing

Copyright Date:

2023

Description:

748 pages (large print), 14 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Maskelyne, Jasper--Fiction.
Maskelyne, Jasper.
1936-1952.
Magicians--England--Fiction.
Magicians.
World War, 1939-1945--Camouflage--Fiction.
World War, 1939-1945--Fiction--Great Britain.
Large type books.
Livres en gros caractères.
Large print books.
FICTION / Historical / General.
FICTION / Historical / World War II.
FICTION / War & Military.
fiction / Biographical.
FICTION / Action & Adventure.
Fiction / General.
HISTORY.
Great Britain--History--George VI, 1936-1952--Fiction.
Great Britain.
Grande-Bretagne--Histoire--1936-1952 (George VI)--Romans, nouvelles, etc.
England.
Biographical fiction.
Fiction.
Historical fiction.

Summary:

When England entered WWII in 1939, legendary magician Jasper Maskelyne cajoled his way into the Camouflage Section and created a new type of warfare: applying the techniques of popular magic to the battlefield. This is the fact-based story of the illusion that won the war in the desert.

ISBN:

9798212008044

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1374627664

Locations:

UJPE911 -- Norwalk Easter Public Library (Norwalk)

XAPE737 -- Shenandoah Public Library (Shenandoah)