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Author:
Fisher, David, 1946-
Title:
War magician : based on an extraordinary true story / David Fisher.
Publisher:
Blackstone Publishing,
Copyright Date:
2023
Description:
419 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subject:
Maskelyne, Jasper--Fiction.
Magicians--England--Fiction.
World War, 1939-1945--Fiction.--Fiction.
World War, 1939-1945--Great Britain--Fiction.
Great Britain--Fiction.--George VI, 1936-1952--Fiction.
Notes:
"How an illusionist changed the course of World War II"--Cover.
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:
9798212008006
OCLC:
(OCoLC)1313387135
Locations:
LAPH975 -- Sioux City Public Library (Sioux City)

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