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The artists who outwitted the Nazis...
The artists who outwitted the Nazis... In the two World Wars, painters were deployed to create optical illusions. Matthew Wilson explores how a camouflage unit and a 'Ghost Army' used misdirection in deception operations that helped lead the Allies to victory.
When we think about artists working in wartime, we tend to imagine official war artists or the creators of propaganda. But, what if artists, like the codebreakers of Bletchley Park, have been among the unsung heroes in the war effort – and crucial participants at the business end of conflict? The story of two military units from World War Two and their inspiration from artists working in World War One gives us a glimpse of how artists could become key players in warfare in the modern world. For the first time, they reframed the combat zone as an arena of creative strategy, making a literal "theatre" of war.
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This is the story: https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/...tted-the-nazis
Another one: https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/...arships-of-wwi
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