In the summer of 1944, just weeks after the Normandy landings (D-Day), the battle for Europe raged in full force. The Allies had gained a foothold on French soil, but the advance was arduous. The Germans fought fiercely, and every miscalculation of enemy movements could cost thousands of lives. It was during this critical phase that the idea for a unit that didn't fight—but deceived—was born. The "Ghost Army" was formed from artists, sound engineers, set designers, architects, radio operators, a