Table of Contents

Preface The Actor and the Admirals The Countermeasures Program The Sounds of Deception Beach Jumper Training: Camp Bradford and Ocracoke First Assignment: Operation HUSKY Island Diversions and Special Operations Beach Jumpers in the MTO: Act Two Adriatic Interlude Ringing Down the Curtain in the MTO The RCM Picture in the Pacific Tayabas Bay Finale Beach Jumpers Redux Practicing to Deceive Electronic Warriors Ashore and Afloat in Vietnam Naval Cover and Deception in the Post-Vietnam Era Glossary Select Bibliography Index

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The history of the highly trained officers and men whose top-secret mission was to create and sustain the illusion that a military landing was imminent at Beach A when in fact U.S./Allied troops would hit the beaches 100 miles away at Beach X.

About the Author

JOHN B. DWYER is a professional military writer specializing in naval history. He has published numerous articles on the military, and especially on naval topics, in journals devoted to military operations and history.

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?This volume will serve as a highly welcome addition to the libraries of those interested in amphibious operations. I would like to thank the author especially for taking the trouble to provide a glossary of the acronyms and technical terms contained in his text, a very useful and time-saving device.?-The Northern Mariner

"This volume will serve as a highly welcome addition to the libraries of those interested in amphibious operations. I would like to thank the author especially for taking the trouble to provide a glossary of the acronyms and technical terms contained in his text, a very useful and time-saving device."-The Northern Mariner