Ghost Army

Phenomenal documentary & part of WWII history
I sort of stumbled upon The Ghost Army on PBS by accident. Since the word "ghost" almost always catches my eye anyway, I was intrigued to find out what The Ghost Army was all about. When I discovered it was about WWII history, another area that interests me, I stopped channel surfing and tuned in. Great move on my part. I was amazed listening to the stories of how artists, some who went on to become quite well known, contributed to the war effort in an very unusual manner. Even Bill Blass served in this particular company of the Army! (And contrived his logo while in service.) It was super interesting to learn how they came up with the trickery they did. Highly recommend investing an hour of your time to watching this bit of history being recounted and preserved.

Fascinating Documentary of Art and Intrigue
This film tells the story, kept secret for nearly 50 years after the war, of a small WW2 unit of artists, actors, sound engineers, and "regular guys" who conducted missions designed to deceive the Nazis in France after D-Day. Interviews with surviving veterans (all with a twinkle in their eyes as they talk about the "fakery" and the "trickery" they perpetrated), remarkable color film footage from the period, beautiful artwork created by the artists during their down time, impressive graphics which make the deceptions clear, and a wonderful narration by Peter Coyote (who makes you believe he knows everything there is about the Ghost Army and wants you to know it too--and care passionately about it!), make this a film not to be missed. I have watched it numerous times, and told my family and friends about it, and everyone who has seen it has told their friends.

Awesome
I had been waiting for this to come out ever since my client told me about the unit and that a documentary was being made about it. He was a radio man in this unit. It is an amazing story, and was so well presented. This is a must see! I even saw my client in it twice.

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